International Society of Economic Criminology
(Company number CE036687; Charity number 1208993)
Annual Report and Accounts
30 April 2025
Creation
The International Society of Economic Criminology (ISEC) was established following a discussion between the now trustees, Professor Mark Button, Dr Branislav Hock, Dr Elisabeth Carter and Professor Umut Turksenn, with a clear mission: to lead the fight against economic crime through sharing the latest knowledge and research. The founding members recognised a critical gap—no existing organisation effectively unites scholars from different academic disciplines and working professionals dedicated to combating the growing threat of economic crime. With economic crime on the rise globally, ISEC is uniquely positioned to foster world-class research, networking opportunities and provide its members with exclusive access to vital knowledge through publications, events, and a comprehensive online repository.
Why?
First, mainstream criminologists are not as interested in economic crime as other forms. Attend the British Society of Criminology conference and there is very little dedicated to economic crime. The European Society of Criminology conference is better, but pockets of activity on organisational crime and cybercrime do not scratch the surface of this important subject.
Second, these criminology conferences are directed at criminologists and largely academics. The more you consider the extant research on economic crime you realise there is much more research being conducted in management studies, computer science, accountancy, law to name some. Bringing these together in conferences, seminars, publications etc, we believe can only be achieved through a new society dedicated to the study of this subject.
Third, there are many professionals working in economic crime who are hungry for research and to debate the issues of importance. A society dedicated to their subject area provides the opportunity to bring them together with academics and other professionals interested in economic criminology research.
Fourth, a society provides a firmer foundation to advance economic criminology. Many academic institutions host events, disseminate research etc. But much of this activity is precarious and subject to the buffeting of organisational and wider sector funding (which is not good in the UK at present), which could be ‘snuffed out’ in an instant. A society provides firmer foundations transcending individual institutions.
Initial Steps
We have many ideas for the new society and eventually we will create a structure with formal membership. We will have an annual conference that is hosted each year by a different institution; there will be other events and online seminars too. We will have blogs and other publications highlighting the latest research to our members. There will be resources too for our members to easily find research to name just some of the ideas we are thinking about.
But our first priority is to create a leadership group to take our vision for the society forward.
International Society of Economic Criminology
Statement of Financial Activities (including Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 30 April 2025
| Unrestiricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | |
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Incoming resources | ||||
| Incoming resources from generated funds: | ||||
| Voluntary income: Donations and grants | 980 | 0 | 980 | 0 |
| Activities for generating funds: | ||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Investment income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incoming resources from charitable activities: | ||||
| Grants & contracts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total incoming resources | 980 | 0 | 980 | 0 |
| Resources expended | ||||
| Costs of generating funds | ||||
| Costs of generating voluntary income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fundraising trading: cost of goods sold and other costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charitable activities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Governance Costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total resources expended | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net income for the year | ||||
| (Net incoming resources before other recognised gains) | 980 | 0 | 980 | 0 |
| Other recognised gains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net movement in funds | 980 | 0 | 980 | 0 |
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total funds carried forward | 980 | 0 | 980 | 0 |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year. All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.
International Society of Economic Criminology
Balance Sheet as at 30 April 2025
| Current Assets Cash at bank and in hand Net Assets Unrestricted funds General Funds Restricted Funds Total Funds |
2025 £ 980 980 980 0 980 |
2024 £ 0 |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | ||
| 0 0 |
||
| 0 |
Approved by the Board on 7 January 2026 and signed on its behalf by:
Dr Branislav Hock Professor Mark Button