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THE GEOLOGISTS’ C N

ANNUAL R RT AND FINANCIAL FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

BURLINGTON HOUSE, PICCADILLY, LONDON W1J 0DU TEL 020 7434 9298

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VAT No 689 5297

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REPORT FROM TRUSTEES for year ended 31[st] December 2020

This report provides information concerning:

Since 1858, the Geologists’ Association (GA) has served the interests of professional and amateur geologists, and made geology available to a wider public. The GA is a national organisation based in London, and is represented by Local Groups in 16 centres around the country; 74 other geologically related societies are affiliated with the GA in the furtherance of our common aims and objectives.

The GA’s objectives are :-

The GA kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit with its activities to pursue these objectives during 2020:

The Geologists’ Association is an unincorporated association governed by a set of rules from a scheme at the Charity Commission dated 18[th] January 1967 as amended 06[th] July 2018. The management of the Association is vested in a Council normally consisting of 24 members which includes the following Officers: President, Treasurer, - General Secretary and up to three Vice Presidents. Council Members, being trustees, are appointed annually at an Annual General Meeting by nomination by members of the GA. A ballot of all members is held if there are more nominations than vacancies.

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REPORT FROM TRUSTEES

for year ended 31[st] December 2020

The Covid-19 Coronavirus dominated the GA’s activities during 2020. The office in Burlington House was the first casualty with the Executive Secretary, Sarah Stafford and the Administrative Assistant, Geraldine Marshall having to work from home. In the event Sarah has been able to cycle to Piccadilly from time to time to collect post and to attend to other business that could only be conducted from the Office.

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Photographic Competition 3rd Prize Photographic Competition 3rd Prize
Terry Keenan Dragonfly wing and Terry Keenan Dragonfly wing and
spider in Myanmar Amber spider in Myanmar Amber
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email and post; the President’s talk was postponed until October, and at that point no decision had been made on how to distribute the Awards. We received approximately the same number of voting responses as we usually have with members present at Burlington House, and the results were conveyed to members of Council at a conference-call AGM on 1 May. The votes were unanimous in accepting the Annual Report & Accounts, the proposed Officers and the rest of the Council. Details of the Award winners were sent out with the Annual Report and it was later decided to deliver the Awards in person, usually at a geological location near the recipient. At the first of these occasions the badge of office of President was handed over from Nicholas Pierpoint to our new President, Dr Vanessa Banks. Vanessa works for the British Geological Survey as a research scientist (hydrogeology), and is currently the Head of Shallow

Geohazards in the Multihazard and Resilience Challenge area and we are delighted to welcome her. She could not have taken up her Presidency at a worse time than at the beginning of a pandemic! As Senior - Vice President, Nick has remained in close contact, supporting arrangements for up coming events. We - welcomed three new members to Council: Peter Jones who had previously been co opted to help with the 2019 GA Conference; Janet Wright who had

already been helping with the website and Tony Doré who was a familiar face to some for his help with Rockwatch. The retiring Members were thanked by Nick: John Cosgrove and Nikki Edwards, Sara Osman - and Susan Marriott (co opted Member).

Our talks in Burlington House were another - early casualty of Covid 19. The April and May talks were cancelled, but by June we had become accustomed to using Zoom and our first talk was delivered by our Halstead Award winner in 2019, Kevin Wong. One advantage of Zoom talks is that we could involve speakers from overseas and so welcomed Jon Noad, a GA Member who now lives in Canada, to step in and talk to us. Nick gave the Presidential Address in October as planned, but by Zoom, and of course we were unable to hold our Annual Dinner. We thank our Meetings Secretary,

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Vanessa Banks, Thorndon Country Vanessa Banks, Thorndon Country
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Michael Oates, for retrieving what he could of our 2020 talks and rescheduling others where this was not possible. Council made the decision to make our Zoom talks available to all until we are able to meet - again physically in Burlington House. Members received the log in automatically and it was sent to others who wished to join; normally it is only GA members who are sent the link for our live-streamed talks.

Field trips fared rather worse. The Turkish trip, scheduled for April, has had to be postponed until 2022. Instead, the leaders sent a brilliant daily briefing to those who had signed up. The Madrid Museum trip GA Map Store at UCL Library was also postponed. The UK field trips were equally blighted and were postponed until 2021. Only Emma Jude’s Geology & Art Field Sketching was able to take place via a Zoom Workshop and was so popular

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she was asked to repeat it. Many thanks to Ian Sutton and Graham Hickman for what must have been a very frustrating year.

The GA is fortunate in having two Members of Council who were very proactive in jumping into the breach to provide geological interest for our members while face-to-face meetings were impossible. Alison Barraclough, who is our Education Postholder, worked with Janet Wright, who was not officially elected a member of Council until May, but was already helping with our website content. Together they assembled a number of virtual items of geological interest which they called Geology from your Sofa (GFYS) . The first instalment was added to the GA website on 10 April, very early on in the pandemic. They have been updating every fortnight since, sometimes with material sent in by Members, some

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MAGAZINE OF THE
GEOLOGISTS’
ASSOCIATION
Volume 19 No.2 June, 2020
Strawberry Bank Lagerstätte Excavation | Uxbridge Rock Show 2020 | A boring place? | Fossil workshop
| Natural History Museum Urban Nature Project | Purbeck Mineral and Mining Museum | The Magnetic Mine Conundrum, Rosedale, North Yorkshire | GA Archives: Volunteers needed... | Geological Snapshots of Argentina | London Building Stones Walk; from the Monument to the Tower of London | La isla Bonita – the beautiful island | The Best Field Trip that I never led! | The Isle of Kerrera | Fieldwork fun in the Fifties | Minehead and West Somerset Coast | The Russell Society – minerals and much more | A Pacific Coral Atoll Embedded in Japan; The Akiyoshi Karst Landscape of Western Honshu | North Lincolnshire | A Walk Up Quinag Remembered |
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through their own research, and Members and groups have been notified of the content via email. Many of our Local Groups and Affiliated Societies circulate the details to their members, and it has been a real life-saver for many who have wanted to keep their geological interests alive. The monthly statistics show that just over fifty percent of recipients open their emails and an increasing number click through to the - GFYS webpage. Visits to the webpage regularly exceed click through rates, therefore the GFYS audience continues to grow. A very big thank-you to both Alison and Janet for this very valuable initiative for keeping geology ‘alive’. It has enabled the GA to take the lead in this area, to the benefit of the public. The website has been a key role in our communication with the public. Janet has done an excellent job in making many aspects of the website more attractive and we thank her and our webmaster, Barbara Silva for all the extra work entailed during 2020. It has been particularly important as our usual outreach events of display stands at events have all had to be cancelled although our President, Vanessa Banks, prepared a video about the GA for the Lyme Regis Festival. Social Media has also played an important part in advertising events and GFYS, and we thank Tom Phillips and John Cooper for their input.

Even before England went into Lockdown for the first time it became clear that the GA Student Symposium (GASS) would

The Virtual Festival of Geology on Saturday 7 November was one of the big successes of the year and remained the main focus of our public benefit programme despite the fact that we were not able to meet physically in University College London (UCL). We were fortunate in being able to draw on the expertise of two outsiders: Kevin Perry was able to give us technical advice from the moment the decision was made to provide a virtual Festival, and Amy Edgington, who runs the Geobus at UCL and came up with many inspirational ideas. It was she who sketched the portico of UCL for our Home Page and the iconic boot for our publicity. She was also instrumental in putting together activities for the Discovery Room. Our Local Groups and Affiliated Societies were very innovative with their offers and Gerald Lucy organised the traders, increasing the variety of what was on offer to purchase. He also had the idea of setting them all out as market stalls. It was Gerald who organised the Photographic Competition and we were able to display all the entries. Geraldine Marshall was successful in receiving input from Museums and also organised the Rockwatch Challenge badges, designed by Amy. Participants had to answer questions from particular stalls to qualify for a badge. Putting it all together was a massive undertaking for our webmaster, Barbara Silva, and it was often frustrating when information came in late or when she had to make last-minute changes. An example was the way we were to run the Sunday field trips, which kept altering with the government guidelines; just a few days before the event they were cancelled GA Map Store at UCL Library altogether. It was also extremely challenging for Sarah Stafford in the office as the go-between. As usual,

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Susan Brown, Chair of the working group, organised a fine set of speakers: Dr Emma Liu Above and Beyond: Drones are changing the way we monitor volcanoes, Dr Tim Newman The geology of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, Prof. John Marshall UV-B radiation was the terrestrial killer at the DevonianCarboniferous boundary and finishing with Prof. Philip Manning The day the Dinosaurs Died. The talks attracted a large audience, including individuals from as far away as Australia. The FOG was advertised on Eventbrite and those who wanted to attend particular talks or events needed to register. This caused a few problems, particularly with the Breakout Rooms. At our rehearsal we found that these required the latest version of Zoom, so Sarah Stafford emailed all those who had booked up to advise them to update. Those who succeeded in getting there enjoyed meeting with others for discussions. There were five Breakout Rooms: General GA Meeting Room with Vanessa Banks, Fossil Identification with Mick Oates & Graham Hickman, Geoconservation issues, Quaternary Research and Earth Heritage with Colin Prosser & David Bridgland, Students Room (aimed at University and A Level students) with GA Student Reps past & present, Tom Phillips & David Pedreros Bastidas and SchoolRocks! with Haydon Bailey. The day was run from the Geological Society by Kevin Perry (GSL), Sarah Stafford (GA) and remotely, Helen Connolly (Rockwatch). It would not have been possible without their expertise and we do thank them and everyone else involved on the FOG working group.

Our publications were not badly affected by Covid. In fact the GA Magazine positively flourished. The Editor, Liam Gallagher, put out a call for copy and was swamped. This led to bumper issues through the rest of the year with many interesting articles sent in by Members. Thank you Liam for acting so promptly and for processing all the extra content. Along with GFYS , the magazine has been something of a lifeline for Members. Our web-master, Barbara Silva also works on Production and Design of Earth Heritage. It has been a challenging time for her with home schooling. Even though Lockdown restricted Geoconservation work there were two very full issues. Our Geoconservation Postholder, Colin Prosser, reports on some of the highlights in his report elsewhere. David Bridgland is the GA representative and thanks go to him and Barbara for all their hard work. The magazine is available online through the GA website. Geology Today is a joint ownership with the Geological Society and is available at reduced price to GA Members. It continues to be edited by Peter Doyle. That too has remained an important link to geology during this difficult period and we thank Peter and his team. Malcolm Hart continues as Editor-in-Chief of the Proceedings of the Geologists Association (PGA) His hard work in delivering varied, interesting, high quality content is much appreciated. Despite the development of significant typesetting issues throughout the year Malcolm has worked closely with authors to successfully deliver six issues, 794 pages, by the year end. Members of the Publications Committee, chaired by David Bridgland, are very widespread and meeting through Zoom suits them. They wish to continue meeting in this way after normal face-to-face communication can be resumed.

Susan Marriott continues to be the GA Guides’ Editor. While no new Guides were issued in 2020 there are several in the pipeline. Susan was also Guest Editor for the two issues of Earth Heritage. We congratulate Susan on being presented with the Foulerton Award for the work she has done with the Guides over the past 12 years. There was a new addition to the GA Shop in 2020. Members of the History of Geology Group, Nina Morgan and our new Council Member, Tony Doré were involved in putting together Ericdotes , a collection of stories in appreciation of Eric Robinson. Eric was GA President from 1991-1994 and was much involved with our

Both the GA and Rockwatch were invited to join discussions on the proposals for revamping the gardens of the Natural History Museum. We welcome the involvement and were able to contribute ideas for the proposed Time Line. We are looking to make further direct connections with museums around the country.

Details of the Curry Fund activities are reported elsewhere by Jonathan Larwood, the Secretary, and we thank him, the Chairman, Haydon Bailey, the Treasurer, Chris Green and all the members of the Curry Fund Committee for continuing to operate virtually. We are very sad to report that both Gilia Slocock and - John Crocker died in 2020. Both were long standing members of the Curry Fund Committee. John had

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Jonathan Larwood is also the GA Archivist and he put out a call for volunteers to help index the GA Carreck Archive. The response has been immense and it is hoped that volunteer projects will become available in 2021. In the June issue of the GA Magazine he detailed two Miss M.S. Johnston albums which had been made available to the public; these albums are one of the most important collections in the archive. The archive is publicly available through the BGS Earthwise website and is an extremely valuable resource. The co-operation with the BGS is much appreciated and we are very grateful to Jonathan for continuing to make the archive accessible.

The Geologists’ Association welcomes all geologists, professional or amateur. Yet, when the death of George Floyd in the United States led to the June 2020 protests focused on Black Lives Matter Lucía Pérez Díaz rightly asked questions of Council regarding the diversity of the GA, an issue that is broadly recognised in Earth Sciences. In July, Council agreed to establish an Equality Diversity and Inclusivity - Group, recognising a commitment to the topic. This group designed a survey as part of a knowledge gathering phase that will provide data regarding the current makeup of the membership and will form a baseline against which future progress can be measured. The results of the survey are being analysed and will be reported upon completion. In parallel, other initiatives have embraced the concept in our business and Haydon Bailey, working with others, undertook research into the history of the award benefactors. In April 2020 we were very sad to report the death of Adrian Champion, our Governance Postholder, who has been instrumental in keeping us on our toes with regard to Governance Matters, guiding us through a number of initiatives in this respect. We thank two of our new Council Members for taking up the responsibilities: Tony Doré became our Governance Postholder and Peter Jones took over Safeguarding from Alison Barraclough. Tony ensured that our policies and procedures were updated and in October Council

approved the following: GDPR Procedures (responsibility of Graham Williams), Safeguarding, Complaints Policy and Risk Management Policy. Tony also initiated a virtual Zoom Meetings document. Our Field Trips organisers updated the Field Trip Guidelines in light of Covid-19 and added a new Covid-19 Risk Assessments and Guidelines. Tony worked on our Risk Register with updates from many Council Members; there has been a considerable shift of emphasis over this period. The most critical risks facing the GA have been identified by Tony together with a working party of eight other Council Members, and - current focus is on making sure that risk mitigation procedures are discussed, understood and recorded. Very many thanks to Tony and also to Peter, Graham and our two field trip secretaries, Ian Sutton and Graham Hickman.

A face to face meeting with the Geological Society of London took place in January when Nicholas Pierpoint and Vanessa Banks met with Richard Hughes (GSL Executive Secretary) and Alicia Newton (GSL Outreach Lead). Virtual meetings took place in July and September. The agenda for these meetings covers organisational updates, news and events of the respective organisations, as well as strategic and operational matters. The meetings are amicable and relations are good. An issue that has come increasingly to the fore is the proposed rise in rent for Burlington House.

Even though many of our events have had to be cancelled or postponed, it has been an extremely busy year and Council is satisfied that the Association has managed to keep a careful watch over its activities, guided by our Executive Secretary, Sarah Stafford, Governance post-holder, and Treasurer, and there were no serious incidents. We believe we have fulfilled our aims and objectives of promoting interest, awareness and conservation of geology in these difficult times and have succeeded in reaching as wide

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an audience as possible. This is greatly assisted by the diligence and hard work of our office staff, Sarah Stafford and Geraldine Marshall, who on numerous occasions have had to work beyond the call of duty. We warmly thank them. It is gratifying to report that although the number of new members is slightly down on the previous year, even without live events, nearly 100 new members have been enrolled. Our thanks are also extended to the Geological Society for all the support they give us and in particular to Kevin Perry who has been on hand to advise on our Zoom activities and other technical issues.

GA COUNCIL AND COMMITTEES 2020

*prior to AGM May 2020

**appointed at the AGM May 2020

Officers: President: Nicholas Pierpoint/Dr Vanessa Banks; Senior Vice-President: _* Dr Vanessa Banks/Nicholas Pierpoint (_ Chair of External Relations & GASS); Vice Presidents: Dr Michael Oates (Meetings Secretary) and Dr Liam Gallagher (GA Magazine Editor)/* Dr Lucía Pérez Díaz (Awards Panel Secretary, Chair of EDI); Treasurer: Dr Graham Williams; General Secretary: Diana Clements

Postholders : Awards Panel, Curry Fund Chairman: Dr Haydon Bailey; Education: Alison Barraclough; Social Media (Twitter) and Student Liaison: Dr Rebecca Bell (resigned June 2020); Chair of Publications: Prof. David Bridgland; Rockwatch & Festival of Geology - Organising Group Chairman: Susan Brown; Minutes Secretary: Dr Sandy Colville Stewart; Governance: Adrian Champion (died April 2020)/Prof. Tony Doré (appointed July 2020); GA Magazine editor: Dr Liam Gallagher; UK Field Meetings Secretary: Graham Hickman; Curry Fund Secretary: Dr Jonathan Larwood; Awards Panel Secretary: Dr Lucía Pérez Díaz; Geoconservation: Dr Colin Prosser; Overseas Field Meetings Secretary: Dr Ian Sutton Ordinary Members of Council: Peter Jones, David Ward (GeoWeek Rep.), Janet Wright (Website liaison), Nikki Edwards (Geolab), *Professor John Cosgrove (Secretary to Publications Committee)

Co-opted: John Cooper (Facebook), Gerald Lucy (photo competition & fliers), David Pedreros Bastidas (Student Rep.), Dr Thomas Phillips (GASS, Social Media (Twitter), Student Rep.), Richard Trounson (Legal matters), Professor Susan Marriott (Guides Editor), *Peter Jones (Conference)

Non-Council Roles: Proceedings Editor-in-chief: Professor Malcolm Hart; Guides Editor: Professor Susan Marriott; Geolab: Nikki Edwards. Other roles taken on by existing council members: SchoolRocks!: Dr Haydon Bailey, Alison Barraclough , David Ward; Safeguarding: Peter Jones, ** Geology from your Sofa Alison Barraclough , Janet Wright; Earth Heritage - rep.: Professor David Bridgland; Librarian: *Sara Osman /Dr Sandy Colville Stewart; GA Archivist: Dr Jonathan Larwood; Data Protection: **Dr Graham Williams

Executive Committee: Officers, Sarah Stafford

Investment Panel: Treasurer: Dr Graham Williams; Professor Bernard Leake, Susannah van Rose, Dr Christopher Green, Susan Brown, Graham Hickman, Roger Lloyd

Curry Fund Committee: (President), GA Treasurer; Curry Fund Chairman: Dr Haydon Bailey; Curry Fund Treasurer: Dr Christopher Green; Curry Fund Secretary: Dr Jonathan Larwood; - Curry Fund Minutes Secretary: Dr Sandy Colville Stewart; David Bone, John Cooper, Alan Holiday, Dr Anjana Khatwa, Jonathan Radley, Dr Eric Robinson, Barbara Silva, Sam Scriven Publications Committee: President, Treasurer, Chairman: Professor David Bridgland; Secretary: Professor John Cosgrove; GA Magazine Editor: Dr Liam Gallagher; Colin Prosser. Ex-Officio Proceedings Editor-in-chief: Professor Malcolm Hart; Geology Today & Rockwatch Magazine : Peter Doyle; Guides Editor: Professor Susan Marriott.

Outreach/*External Relations Committee: President; Chairman: Nick Pierpoint; Secretary/ Haydon Bailey with Schools Rocks Stand at the FOG 2018 Membership: Dr Paul Olver (retired November 2020); Social Media: Dr Rebecca Bell (retired June 2020), Dr Thomas Phillips and John Cooper; SchoolRocks! Haydon Bailey; Geolab: Nikki Edwards, Education: Alison Barraclough; Webmaster: Barbara Silva; GASS: Dr Liam Gallagher; Rockwatch: Susan Brown; (Additional Meetings team members: Peter Jones,

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John Lonergan, Jane Michael, John Nicklin, David Ward)

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Working Group (formed July 2020): Dr Lucía Pérez Díaz, Dr Jonathan Larwood, Dr Thomas Phillips, Janet Wright, David Pedreros Bastidas

GA Festival of Geology Organising Group (formalised May 2020) : Chairman: Susan Brown, Dr Vanessa Banks, Diana Clements, Dr Amy Edgington, Dr Wendy Kirk, Geraldine Marshall, Sarah Stafford

Geology Today Owners & Editors: Editor: Professor Peter Doyle; Dr Graham Williams, Susan Brown. Rockwatch Management Committee: Chairman: Susan Brown; Treasurer: Dr John Crocker (died May 2020)/David Bone, Professor Peter Doyle, Alan Holiday, Dr Wendy Kirk, Dr - Jonathan Larwood, Roger Le Voir, Dr Michael Oates, Susanna van Rose; Rockwatch Co ordinator: Geraldine Marshall. _Earth Heritage:_ Professor David Bridgland plus non GA members. - Library Committee: GA Librarian: Dr Sandy Colville Stewart (others if required). Awards Panel: Chairman: Dr Haydon Bailey, Secretary: Dr Lucía Pérez Díaz, Professor David Bridgland, Professor John Cosgrove, Dr Graham Williams GA Student Symposium: Chairman: Nicholas Pierpoint; Dr Rebecca Bell (resigned June 2020), Dr Liam Gallagher, Dr Lucía Pérez Díaz, Dr Thomas Phillips, Janet Wright, David Pedreros Bastidas

SchoolRocks! Dr Haydon Bailey, David Ward, Alison Barraclough Geology from your Sofa (lockdown initiative begun April 2020): Alison Barraclough, Janet Wright

GA Office: Executive Secretary: Sarah Stafford; Administrative Assistant: Geraldine Marshall

MEMBERSHIP

New Members 87, 6 formally resigned. Total 2020 Membership1242, Joint 42, Full 963, Associate 125, Student 70, Honorary Life & Life Members 42.

Rockwatch 2020 Membership comprising of 1548 of which 5 are institutions

Comprising 472 individuals and 269 families (average 4 family members), 5 institutions.

OUR LONG SERVING MEMBERS

Members who joined in 1970 and reached 50 years

Peter Allen, Robert Baron Chandler, Jeffrey Davies, David Evans, Karen Anne Ewing, Andy Fleet, Alan Peter Heward, Bernard Elgey Leake, Carol Lister, Michael John Oates, Timothy Palmer, Andrew Cunningham Scott, Michael Peter Tasker

Member who joined in 1950 and reached 70 years:- Ronald Keith Harrison

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 1 May 2020, 3pm held virtually with prior voting slips received from members

The Coronavirus Pandemic meant that in 2020 the GA had to hold a virtual AGM. It was decoupled from the Awards Ceremony, Presidential Address and Annual Dinner which the GA had planned to hold in the autumn but was unable. Members were sent voting slips, either by Mailchimp or by post. 86 were returned, 67 by linking from the Mailchimp, 6 voting forms were emailed and 13 posted, prior to the Conference Call of Council Members who formalised the meeting at 3 pm on 1[st] May. All voted to approve the motions.

The Senior Vice President Dr Vanessa Banks had prepared the details of Council Members as a Powerpoint which had been sent to members with the Annual Report & Financial Statement and the voting slips.

The retiring President, Nicholas Pierpoint presented the results of the motions that were put to members:

  1. At the AGM on 1 May 2020 the Annual Report & Financial Statement for 2019 were adopted.

  2. New officers proposed were Dr Vanessa Banks as President, Nicholas Pierpoint as Senior Vice-President & Chair of the External Relations Committee and Dr Lucía Pérez-Díaz as Vice President and Secretary to the Awards Committee.

  4. The following officers and post holders remain: Dr Graham Williams (Honorary Treasurer), Diana Clements (Honorary General Secretary), Dr Michael Oates (Vice President & Meetings Secretary).

The officers were duly elected.

The Retiring President thanked the retiring officer, Dr Liam Gallagher (Vice President and GA Magazine Editor) who will remain on council as a post-holder.

  1. New post-holders proposed were Alison Barraclough (Education) Adrian Champion (Governance), Dr Sandy Colville-Stewart (Librarian in addition to her roles as Minutes Secretary to Council and the Curry Fund) and Susan Brown (Chair of GA Festival organising Committee in addition to her role as Chair of Rockwatch ).

  2. The following post holders remain: Dr Haydon Bailey (Chair Curry Fund & Awards Committee; SchoolRocks! ), Dr Rebecca Bell (Student Liaison and Social Media),Dr Liam Gallagher (GA Magazine Editor), Graham Hickman (UK Field Meetings Secretary), Dr Jonathan Larwood (Curry Fund Secretary & GA Archivist), Michael Oates (Meetings Secretary), Colin Prosser (Geoconservation), Ian Sutton (Overseas Field Meetings Secretary).

New members of Council proposed were Professor Anthony Doré, Peter Jones and Janet Wright. No other nominations received.

The following Ordinary members of Council remain: David Ward ( SchoolRocks! & GeoWeek - - Rep.), John Cooper (co opted for social media), Gerald Lucy (co opted for fliers and - Photographic Competition), Dr Thomas Phillips (co opted as Student Rep.) and Richard Trounson (co-opted for legal matters).

Remaining Council was re-elected en bloc.

The incoming President expressed the thanks of all GA members to Nick for his exemplary two years as President.

GA AWARDS 2020

Although no awards were presented at the AGM, the following recipients were announced in advance of the meeting. Members received a pdf with all the details, set out by President elect. It was hoped that the retiring president would be able to hand out the awards in person in the autumn. There were no official responses to minute.

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Foulerton Award for work of merit connected with the Association was awarded to Professor Susan Marriott. Susan has been the Guides Editor since 2008. She has successfully edited 8 new guides for the GA with more in the pipeline. Susan has taught herself to use the various publishing programmes and introduced the spiral bound format, full colour and an engaging style. Further, she has gained a reputation for guiding authors from inception through copyright issues to publication as well as meticulous, non-invasive editing.

Halstead Medal for work of outstanding merit deemed to further the objectives of the Association and to promote geology was awarded jointly to Ros and Ian Mercer. As leading members of the Essex Rock and Mineral Society, Ros and Ian have been ambassadors in the promotion of geology, contributing to education at all levels. A particular focus for their energy and enthusiasm has been the publication of a series of attractive, practical and informative brochures on Wall Surveys , Pebbles and a guide to the fossils of Essex. They spread the message across their local area and beyond in a professional yet accessible manner.

The Halstead Award is given to an individual or individuals who have made a substantial contribution in any area of geology at an early stage in their career. This year the £500 award was awarded to Dr Zoe Mildon. Zoe is a Lecturer in Earth Sciences at the University of Plymouth. Her PhD investigated earthquake dynamics and fault interactions in the central Apennines of Italy. It combined fieldwork (mapping and measuring fault scarps) and modelling stress changes induced by earthquakes. She has a particular interest in how high-resolution structural field data, historical records of earthquakes and fault slip rates can be used to better understand seismic hazard. A former GASS presenter, Zoe is passionate about media engagement and outreach.

The Richardson Award for the best paper in PGA during 2019 was awarded to Professor Rory Mortimore for his two 2019 contributions: Late Cretaceous stratigraphy, sediments and structure: Gems of the Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage Site (Jurassic Coast), England. PGA 130, 3-4, 406-450, and Late Cretaceous to Miocene and Quaternary deformation history of the Chalk: Channels, slumps, faults, folds and glacitectonics. PGA 130, 1, 27-65.

Curry Fund MSc Award. The aim of the Curry Prize is to encourage student excellence. The prize is - awarded to one or more Masters degree theses on a geology related topic arising from an MSc taught course in a UK university. The award includes a cash prize as well as membership of the Geologists’ Association for the following calendar year.

This year it was impossible to decide between the best two so it was agreed that each will receive a winners Award:

Winner 1 - Oliver Erich Demuth, University of Bristol, MSc Palaeobiology. Thesis title: 3D limb biomechanics of the stem-Archosaur Euparkeria capensis with implications for posture evolution.

Winner 2 - Florent Fayolle, University College, London, MSc Geoscience. Thesis title: The early evolution of Dentoglobigerina.

The Ivor Tupper Award gives financial assistance (£2,000) to a deserving undergraduate who demonstrates outstanding academic excellence. This award is made on the basis of the recommendations of Heads of Department. A nomination was found post the meeting (sent to old address) and awarded to:

UK Onshore Geophysical Library Research Award. The UKOGL Fund helps one or more deserving final year MGeol / MSci undergraduates to assist in the preparation of a thesis, preferably relevant to the geology of onshore areas of the United Kingdom.

Winner: Edward Clennett Quantitative Tomotectonic Plate Reconstruction of Western North America and the North East Pacific Basin. University of Oxford, MSci. Earth Science.

President’s Medal. This Medal, introduced in 2017, is given in acknowledgement of long-service contribution to the continued administration and benefit of the Geologists’ Association. The Medal is for extended work of merit connected with the Association; it is open to both Council and non-Council members. It was awarded to Dr Jonathan Larwood . Jonathan is a long serving member of Council with a considerable breadth to his contribution to the GA, from the Curry Fund, Rockwatch, Archivist and Guest Editor of the Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association to supporting activities of Local Groups. Additionally, since 2008 he has undertaken the role of GA Archivist, enabling access to the Carreck Archive. Jonathan is valued for his expertise in geoconservation as well as his considered judgement, technical knowledge, his willingness to share his carefully thought through opinions and all done with considerable good humour.

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Research grants awarded in December 2019

William Smith, University of Cardiff

New Researcher grants awarded in December 2019

Meetings Grant

Oliver Campbell University of Cardiff (Wyley Fund) - Annabel Causer Royal Holloway University of London (Calloman Porter Fund) - Sian Lianne Evans Imperial College (Calloman Porter Fund) - Maximilian Jansen University of Cardiff (Calloman Porter Fund) - Almudena Sanchez de la Muela Garzon UCL (Calloman Porter Fund)

This year 20 members are being sent their 50 year plus certificates for continuous membership. These are: Carolyn Gillian Brooks, Christopher John Burton, Janet Louise Chapman, June Evelyn Coles, Robert George Deane, John Charles Dove, Charles John Fearnley, Christopher Robert, Michael Jenkins, Simon Richard Appleton, Kelly Richard Maxwell Oates, John Eric Robinson, James Rose, Edward Philip Frank Rose, Michael Arthur Rowlerson, David John Ward, Richard John Whittaker, Brian Patrick John Williams, Peter Gordon Lee Wynn.

The following 5 members have attained over 70 years membership: Arthur Clive Bishop, Raymond Davies, Rupert William Roye Rutland, Richard George Selby Westbury, Iain Ashworth Williamson

The President thanked all the Officers of the Association, Executive Secretaries and Council Members as well as speakers and field trip leaders: A special thank you from the President to all of you for your continuing support throughout the year. We have a thriving Association largely thanks to the time, - effort and all the hard work that you contribute. Also thank you to all those who have given such splendid talks and led field trips this year. Your efforts on our behalf have been much appreciated by everyone in the GA.

Presidential Address for 2020 Nicholas Pierpoint – Exploring for Hydrocarbons a risky business (Part 2)

We hope this can be delivered later in the year and are looking to 2 October at the earliest, along with the Award Presentations and Annual Dinner.

Since these minutes were drawn up, GA Council has made the sad decision that we will not be able to meet physically on 2 October as hoped. We have therefore cancelled the 2020 Annual dinner and the President’s address will be delivered virtually on 2[nd] October (and remain available to members after

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Presentation by President, Dr Vanessa Banks of the Presentation by President, Dr Vanessa Banks of the
Foulerton Award to Professor Susan Marriott (left) Foulerton Award to Professor Susan Marriot (left)
Prof Paul Wright (middle) at a Portishead Point Prof Paul Wrightt (middle) at at Portishead Point
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that date). In the meantime, Nick Pierpoint, the retiring President, and Vanessa Banks, the incoming President will between them visit our Prize winners individually to present their awards in the open and and suitably socially distanced. The presentations will be photographed and will be written up in the GA Magazine. Award monies have already been sent to the student recipients and their names will be mentioned at the AGM in 2021 and certificates will be sent by post.

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LECTURE MEETINGS 2020

The year 2020 started fairly normally for the London lecture programme. In January we welcomed Prof. Graham Shields (UCL) who spoke on his research on the emergence of complex life around the Ediacaran to Cambrian transition. Moving to another great geological transition, Prof. Jo Morgan (Imperial College) reported on the results of coring the Chicxulub Impact Crater, which formed when an asteroid struck Mexico at the end of the Cretaceous. We were still able to meet in March, when Dr Ian Williamson (BGS) gave a beautifully illustrated talk - on how the Hebrides appeared in the Mid Palaeocene, during the so called Tertiary Volcanic episode, concentrating on the landscapes and associated life.

Then Covid struck. Our host, the Geological Society was forced to close its doors and the first victim was April’s meeting, which had to be cancelled (actually deferred to 2021). Then, although the AGM went ahead virtually in May, the presidential address was also postponed. However, we were able, with the application of technology, to manage the remaining programme remotely, and remarkably successful that became. The first of these was the Halstead Lecture, in June, - which was pre recorded by Kevin Wong (Leeds University), who gave an overview of deep carbon cycling at a tectonic scale. Kevin was available online to answer questions after the talk was broadcast. This progressed to full live lecture broadcasting and perhaps of most impact, with no problems of travelling to London, we could involve visiting lectures from overseas. The - first of these was a remarkably well received presentation by Dr Jon Noad, who delivered a talk in July direct from Calgary, Canada on his Weird and Wonderful World of Sedimentology, with examples of sedimentation processes in the most unlikely of places. Buoyed by the success of this enterprise, we added an additional lecture, during the summer recess, and Prof Simon Mitchell (University of Jamaica) talked on a comparison of the flints of the English Chalk with their equivalents from the Eocene-Miocene White Limestone of Jamaica.

Nick Pierpoint’s deferred presidential address was delivered in October, rounding off his first one, from 2019, looking in more detail at geological risks involved in exploring for hydrocarbons. The last talk of the year, which was as advertised, allowed Prof Sarah Davies of Leicester University to tell us about the environmental conditions that facilitated the rebuilding of an early Carboniferous ecosystem.

As the nationwide restrictions on movement have continued through to 2021, the ensuing programme has been organised initially along the same lines, with the hopes that later in the year we shall be able to revert to a more normal meetings style. It was good to see so many enjoying the lectures at home via the Zoom platform, and although virtual wine and nibbles is yet to be devised after the talks end, we encourage participation in our ‘’breakout rooms’’ for a chat afterwards as a form of compensation.

It was an unusual experience to organise and attend the 2020 GA London lecture series, particularly the opportunity to invite remote speakers, which has probably made our future activities more inclusive for the membership forever. It is hoped that summer recess lectures, possibly from overseas, should become a standard part of the GA’s activities. Finally, we give sincere thanks to those who contributed to it, both the speakers and Team GA (Sarah and Kevin) at the administrative end, for making it so successful and enjoyable. If you missed anything, it should be available via the GA website.

Michael Oates

Indoor Meetings Secretary

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UK FIELD MEETINGS

For 2020 a full programme of 8 field meetings, including two weekend trips had been planned. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting social distancing restrictions - all physical meetings had to be cancelled.

The Geological field sketching meeting was replaced with two virtual ‘Art and Geology’ workshops led by Emma Theresa Jude, both held in June 2020. These were very well received and further virtual workshops have been planned for 2021.

Landscape Sketching techniques being demonstrated over Zoom by Emma Theresa Jude – June 2020.

We are grateful to the leaders and their flexibility in rescheduling the field meetings for 2021. We are also grateful to Sarah Stafford, in the GA office, who has had the additional burden of communicating the cancellations and rescheduling. It must be noted however that it is currently unclear when meetings involving indoor spaces can be rescheduled. Rescheduled status below;

(1) Dorset weekend field trip to be led by John Cope now rescheduled for 4/5 September 2021.

(2) The North Somerset weekend field trip to be led by Jonathan Turner (18/19 September 2021).

(3) Wealden excursion led by Peter Austin and Ed Jarzembowski to be held virtually 18[th] July 2021.

(4) Geological field sketching to be led by Emma Theresa Jude to be held virtually on Zoom.

(5) Geology of Denbies Vineyard, lecture and wine tasting to be led by Richard Selley now rescheduled for 11th September 2021.

(6) Charnwood field trip to be led by Michael Howe (2021 date to be decided).

– - (7) William Smith’s fossils NHM to be led by Jill Darrell and Diana Clements (indoor space tbd).

The things learned from the cancellations of the 2020 programme have been used to update - the Field Trip Protocol document. Also a Covid 19 Risk Assessment Field Meeting Guidance document was developed and shared with Local and Affiliated Groups in anticipation of restarting field meetings.

Graham Hickman

Field Meetings Secretary

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OVERSEAS FIELD MEETINGS

An extremely interesting and varied provisional field trip program was visualized for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic put a rapid stop to these proposals. The trips were intended to include the ever popular Moroccan field trip with its wonderful opportunities for anyone interested in paleontology, a new location with Dr. Michael Oates to Kazakhstan and the Russian border, and a David Bone special to museums in Madrid.

Another trip was scheduled for Turkey under the auspices of Professor David Bridgland and Alison Ure. This trip was fully booked for early April 2020 and had to be cancelled at a very late stage. David and Alison came up trumps and, to alleviate the disappointment, provided - - participants with a day by day virtual field trip. This was beautifully presented and must have whetted the appetite for the real thing, which has now been rescheduled for early April 2022. Many thanks to David and Alison, for what I assume was a first virtual overseas field trip presented by the GA. All of the other overseas trips have also been provisionally rescheduled for 2022. It is hoped that by then overseas activities may be able to take place freely and without fear.

Ian Sutton Overseas Field Meetings Secretary

GEOCONSERVATION

Restrictions on travel and on groups of people gathering together has undoubtedly impacted on geoconservation work this year. However, we have maintained a significant profile and level of geoconservation activity within the GA, with our role managing the publication of Earth Heritage magazine being central to this. During the year we worked with our partners to publish issues 53 and 54 of Earth Heritage, both of which featured articles exploring the impact of Covid-19 on geoconservation activity and how the GA has responded and adapted. In addition, we have continued to engage in geoconservation activity where possible, for example, hosting a virtual geoconservation workshop as part of the Festival of Geology, participating in the International Oxford Geoheritage Virtual Conference in May and the Geological Society’s virtual Geoconservation Gathering in October. We have also responded to government consultations and made representations over the closure of a show cave. We have provided written support

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to the ongoing proposal to create an International Geodiversity Day and were delighted to see the Black Country become a UNESCO Global Geopark and Saltwells, a key locality within it, become a new geological National Nature Reserve – some of us will remember them as the hosts of the GA Annual Conference in 2018. We have also agreed a format for publishing descriptions of new Geological Conservation Review sites as stand-alone papers in the PGA, with issue 1 of 2021 including 3 such papers on Scottish sites. Finally, but very importantly, we continue to maintain the

Curry Fund as a source of funding for projects including geoconservation activity.

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THE CURRY FUND

Projects supported:

Geological guides and trails have been supported in various ways including a revised version of the GA Field Guide to the Yorkshire Coast (No. 34), a guide to the Thanet Coast ( The Smuggler’s Trail ), a geotrail leaflet for the Usk Inlier at Llanbadoc, and a virtual glacier tour to be added to VR glaciers and glaciated landscapes . Along the Jurassic Coast, grants for an exhibition featuring the Jurassic Coast Collection and a photographic exhibition comparing modern marine fauna with the Etches Collection at the Museum of Jurassic Marine Life, were awarded. The Yorkshire Fossil Festival plans to relaunch this year (2021) and was supported by a small grant as was the Rock Showman’s Booth, an innovative circus performance, to be delivered virtually and eventually, live. Local group projects have included the digitisation of Sussex geological records by the Sussex Geodiversity Partnership and the printing of the new Knighton 1:50,000 geological sheet: a collaboration between Herefordshire and Worcestershire Earth Heritage trust and the Teme Valley Geological Society. The Curry fund also supported the restoration of a six-panel oil painting of the famous 1839 Bindon Landslip which is now on display at the Lyme Regis Museum. Lastly, the Curry Fund, on behalf of the Geologists’ Association, was very pleased to grant support the successful Mary Anning Rocks campaign to have a statue of Mary Anning erected in her hometown of Lyme Curry Fund ‘Award for Excellence’: Each year the Curry Fund seeks to recognise projects of particular merit that were completed in the preceding year. This year two certificates were awarded for 2019 projects: Dr Bethan Davies for her work on the Antarctic Glaciers website and the Achiltibuie Tourist Association (NW Highlands) for their excellent Ciogach Geotrail and poster.

Lastly, it is with sadness we report that both John Crocker and Gilia Slocock died in 2020. Both - were long standing members of the Curry Fund Committee and great contributors to our discussion and debate which is certainly missed. Gilia was also Minutes Secretary for a number of years. I know they would have been impressed and excited by the projects that the Curry Fund has continued to support and that we look forward to coming to fruition in 2021.

Further information: www.geologistsassociation.org.uk/curry/

. Jonathan Larwood Curry Fund Secretary

Dr Bethan Davies being presented with the Curry Fund ‘Award for excellence’ certificate outside Royal Holloway, University of London; hand colouring the Knighton geological sheet; and one of the Bindon landslip panels, before and after restoration

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In spite of the strange and challenging circumstances we have found ourselves in since March, Rockwatch has continued to function, attracting new members throughout the year and keeping the website up to date with new activities for all its visitors not just for members. Our Rockwatch Management Committee (RMC) has been busy as have our two science editors, all ensuring that our normal activities have kept on target. We were joint organisers of the GA’s annual Festival of Geology (vFoG) in November which we ran virtually for the first time. Initially, our field trips were postponed but later had to be cancelled. The annual competition went ahead with more entrants than usual and of an incredibly high standard, much to our delight.

We have instituted a new system of recording membership data, so it will be simpler to compare figures year-on-year. In 2020 we had 254 new member registrations. These comprised family members (who may have up to four children and one or two adults), individual child members and the occasional adult member. We register the sex of the children, their ages on joining RW and how long they remain members, so we now have a useful data base for annual comparison.

We managed two public events before the first national lockdown. The first was a Family Day in the BGS Shop at the Natural History Museum in London. It was busy all day with visitors from all over the world. Activities included a tour of the Earth Galleries thanks to Jenny Parry and Di Clements who work at the NHM. The second was The Rocky Roadshow in Norwich with the Norfolk Lap. & Min. Soc. It was a brilliant day with lots of visitors keen to make their own fossil replicas. Thanks for help all day from the Lovick family, all former RW members. Both events were very successful and made an excellent start to 2020. But, sadly, they were the only two we were able to run, thanks to a series of national lockdowns to manage the coronavirus pandemic.

Our magazine editors and publishing editor, Susanna van Rose, Peter Doyle and Seabury Salmon, ensured that the magazine was published on time with a superb mix of articles. The high standards, timelessness and accessibility of the articles owe thanks to the hard work of the editors and their enthusiasm for promoting RW. Authors included our annual competition winners, former RW members, professional geologists, academics both working and retired, and, occasionally, the editors themselves. RW is also indebted to our administrative assistant/ co-ordinator Geraldine Marshall. She is always ready with an enthusiastic welcome and offering help to all those she encounters in her RW work.

Even though contact with our amazing band of volunteers has been limited this year, we owe them thanks for their continued interest in, and support for, the club. It is heartening to know that they are all ready to rise to active field trip mode once the nation is free from Covid-19 restrictions.

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I must add that RW simply would not exist without the generosity of its supporters: Equinor, Anglo American Group Foundation, the Geological Society and its Petroleum Group and the UK Onshore Geophysical Laboratory. It is their faith in Rockwatch and their support which gives us the freedom to provide such a range of activities for our members and the public. It is also thanks to them that we are able to keep our subscription rates so low that membership really is open to any child who wishes to join.

I know I say every year that it is a privilege for me to be involved with such an enthusiastic group of volunteers, supporters and young members of Rockwatch and their families. But, it really is, and helps to keep me young, fit and active. I am constantly delighted that so many of our former members are willing to play an active role in the club despite being so busy themselves. I really do welcome their involvement and the wonderful example they set to our current membership. It is my fervent hope that Rockwatch membership and engagement will leave all these young people with a lasting understanding and appreciation of Planet Earth and how they might help to steer its management and stewardship for the benefit and welfare of future generations.

Susan Brown

Rockwatch Chair

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Dr Vanessa Banks Mrs Diana Clements President General Secretary

The foregoing reports have been approved by the Council and signed on their behalf

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GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION LOCAL GROUPS

DORSET GEOLOGISTS ASSOCIATION GROUP

www.dorsetbuildingstone.org

In common with many other groups I suspect, it’s been an unusual and challenging year in which committee members have continued to work hard for the group. For example, our field trip organiser devised a full programme of events only for them to be postponed because of the changing situation with the pandemic. We hope to run them in 2021. Our other main events are the AGM, Holiday Rocks talks, the annual Dinner, the lecture program and the December Workshop. Unfortunately, excepting the AGM, all these had to be cancelled owing to the pandemic. However, Holiday Rocks and the December workshop became online events, with presentations hosted on the DGAG website.

the Environment Agency and Admiralty bathymetry. Also, the 1[st] Edition ~1880 - Ordnance Survey map layer for Dorset is available. Our Facebook page has also been busy this year, featuring updates on events such as the landslips at Burton Bradstock, Charmouth and Bournemouth. A number of other members have provided interesting aerial photographs and links to articles.

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ESSEX ROCK & MINERAL SOCIETY

www.erms.org

Our membership is currently 111, much the same as last year despite pandemic progress. Our Affiliation to the Geologists’ Association is aided by the fact that 13 ERMS members are also GA members. Thanks go to Mark Matthews for continued promotion and efficient management of our Membership system.

Both the Shenfield and Stanway venues closed following the 3[rd] March meeting, due to Government Covid19 regulations coming into force. The first online Zoom talk took place on 2[nd] June, since when these have continued monthly, often with members joining from remote locations, including Botswana. Speakers are also able to present talks from remote locations, another benefit of using Zoom. The most recent talk was presented by a speaker, very successfully, from his room at Leicester University. Hall meetings may eventually resume at less regular intervals depending on circumstances.

Produced with the aid of the Geologists’ Association Curry Fund, the Fossils in Essex and beyond chart was published, followed by the Essex Rocks chart with our Essex geological column of ‘deep geology’.

A new signboard for the erratic dolerite boulder from Marks Warren was produced and installed at Bedfords Park in the L.B. Havering district (formerly Essex).

Work on the planned second edition of the book Essex Rock is well under way, aided by time made available by Covid19 lockdown. The great assistance of ERMS members is very much appreciated,

Only three out of ten planned trips took place this year due to Covid19 restrictions. Participants attended from other clubs or joined as guests. Thanks go to David Turner and Gerald Lucy for organising visits. A family day on Ice Age Essex was run by Ian and Ros at Epping Forest Museum in Waltham Abbey in October to complement their Ice Age exhibition. The display Cornwall Come to Essex was shown at Essex Field Club Social in December. The 38[th] ERMS Essex Gem and Mineral Show in February was again very successful; thankfully we were able to benefit from its success just before Covid19 lockdown curtailed such activities. Thanks go to Jeff Saward for his continued efficient management.

Ian set up a cabinet of drawers to house Chelmsford Museum’s Essex Reference Collection which they had put aside when the Museum’s Geology Room was dismantled. The ERMS committee agreed to fund this project. Ros and Ian Mercer have set up the ERMS contribution for the November 2020 online GA Festival of Geology entitled The Story of Essex in Rocks to complement the Essex Rocks poster. Our publicity and Show leaflets continued to bring success. ERMS Facebook was maintained by Helen Vickers who also publicised the Society in other ways. Mark Matthews, Membership Secretary, organised publicity displays at local libraries which were very well received. The website was maintained by Ian Mercer with updated information including full details of talks, visits and events, news and member information

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ERMS on a field trip preCovid restrictions
2019 trip to Highwood Quarry near Great Dunmow
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FARNHAM GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

www.farnhamgeosoc.org.uk

The Farnham Geological Society resulted from a group of people attending adult education classes, in the days, 1970, that these were affordable and were taught by Ted Finch who led the first field trip. At the beginning of 2020, we were considering how the 50th Anniversary of the society should be recognised and ideas were beginning to form with a social meeting. This obviously didn't happen and Liz our chairman decided to produce a booklet, detailing amongst other things, the history of the society, some pictures of field trips and examples of some lectures. This was to be sent to all members and opened on the last meeting of the year in July, each with a glass of something to hand. Thanks must go to her for the amount of work she put in to this. Sadly Ted died shortly before this date.

There was one “live” lecture meeting in January and from then, talks were via Zoom. This has been very successful as, members living at a distance or those unable to travel to Farnham, were able to Zoom in and enjoy the talks. Zoom has seen an increase in attendees at lectures from around the mid 40s to the mid 50s. The option to Zoom will continue when real lectures return

The year began with a talk by members, Liz Aston, Janet Catchpole and Sally Pritchard, entitled Argentinian Odyssey, July was the 50th Anniversary Zoom get together. Meetings continued in September with a lecture on Extremophiles by Dr Narina Barcenilla and another speaker from NHM in October was Dr Tim Ewin on the Mass Accumulation of Chalk Ophiuroids in Lewes. The Smallest Things Can Make a Difference was the talk given by Dr Liam Gallagher in November and the year ended with Dr Isobel Yeo's talk on the Tongan Pumice Raft .

Farnham has a number of new young(er) committee members, who have brought new ideas to the Society and also expertise in the ways of the electronic world. They have also contributed to Liz's new Geology Course, which has also brought in a number of new members. There are 79 members this year,73 in 2019, though sadly there have been eight deaths during the year. John Stanley who died, a long standing, regular member, had just completed the list of lectures and field trips from the beginning of the Society. This can be seen on the Farnham Geological Society's website.

At the time of writing, it is hoped that lectures will resume in September and perhaps a local field trip or two.

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ERMS Thames Display at Festival
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Photograph of an early field trip, supplied by Peter Luckham, the last original member still a member, who has 3 years to go to make 50 years as treasurer

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HARROW AND HILLINGDON GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY www.hhgs.org.uk

What a year!

We started off with a virtually full programme of talks and field trips but soon had to write the dreaded words ‘cancelled’ or ‘postponed’ by many of them.

Assuming that the pandemic would be over shortly we contacted our speakers for the next few - months to rebook them. We only had to cancel one meeting but then moved to on line meetings, initially using Jit.si with Zoom at a later date. All the meetings up to December were talks and quizzes given by members.

Our Exhibitions Committee really pulled out the stops with our presentation for the Virtual – Festival of Geology congratulations to everybody else for what was a very successful day.

Our problems were compounded in August when we heard that the lease on ‘our’ hall had been sold and that we would not be able to book it in future making the Society effectively homeless. While we have been able to find homes for essential hardware we have, regretfully, had to get rid – of our lending library books were offered to members while the remainder went to charity. We are leaving it until later to find a new venue but, for the moment, are continuing meeting on-line.

Our web-master has been very busy re-designing and expanding our website and has great - ideas for introducing material for on line learning in the future.

– Last year I wrote “Hopefully the New Year will bring new opportunities” this still applies!

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HHGS display in Uxbridge Public Library February 2020
St Audrie’s Bay, Somerset May 2019. Triassic, Mercia Mudstone Group
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HERTFORDSHIRE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

www.hertsgeolsoc.ology.org.uk

The year got off to a good start with lectures continuing as normal from January through until March, where after the AGM we had a fantastic summary of the GA trip to Morocco from Adrian Champion. Unfortunately, this was to be his swan song as he passed away soon after. Adrian is sorely missed on so many levels as he did so much both for the HGS and for the GA, although much of this was unacknowledged and carried out behind the scenes.

In February we did manage our repeat field trip to Lapworth Museum organised by Nick Pierpoint (attendance at the original one in 2018 was decimated by the ‘Beast from the East’) and our annual geoconservation of the Little Heath site organised by Clive Maton. Our final field trip of the year was a pop - - up geology trip in mid March organised by Nick, taking advantage of water he had recently observed in the Hertfordshire Bourne, just to the south west of Berkhamsted.

A week later in came the first Covid-19 lockdown. Consequently, everything came to a shuddering halt. We were left wondering what direction we should head in. Certainly not into the field on geological field trips. All were cancelled but will be rescheduled sometime in the future once government regulations allow. Initially, lectures were all cancelled or at least postponed as the College where we held our meetings was closed until July. It did reopen and we were looking at the feasibility of restarting, including writing risk assessments, then the rule of six came in.

So, we turned to Zoom. Where we had struggled previously with mass communication, now we had a simple bit of software which gave us the opportunity to hold committee meetings and lectures in the comfort of our own homes. This was by no means the same as meeting up in person and having the opportunity of face-to-face chats, book sales and the simple pleasure of each other’s company, but we could re-start our meetings, even if at a distance.

From September Zoom lecture meetings commenced, with our programmed speaker Richard Twitchett describing mass extinctions (the latter very appropriate given the pandemic) and shark tooth research. This was a first, both for us and for Richard. Lucía Pérez Díaz followed in October (rearranged from May) with her story of oceanic plate movements. Some prospective speakers chose not to use online presentations, which is a position we can sympathise with as there is nothing quite like a live audience, nevertheless our programme evolved. Jonathan Paul joined us as planned in November with a talk on the impact of stratigraphy and structure on the London Underground and Malcolm Hart stood in at short notice in December with a talk on Jurassic calamari as a replacement for Chris Jackson who had to reschedule (to February 2021) due to an invitation from the Royal Institution to do the annual BBC Christmas lecture.

As we had capacity, we invited other local groups to join our December lecture and this has resulted in

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reciprocal invitations. This will continue in 2021.

The signage and information boards went in at Hill End in the Spring and we have received some queries from visitors over the summer. Haydon Bailey has produced a questionnaire for people who visit the site and a little handbook of fossils from the site, so visitors can identify what they find.

The HGS contribution to the virtual Festival of Geology was five films available on YouTube featuring the geology of Barkway, Berkhamsted, the Bourne Gutter, Hill End and Little Heath. Thanks to Janet Wright. Clive Maton, Haydon Bailey and Nick Pierpoint for making all these possible.

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KENT GEOLOGISTS GROUP

www.kgg.org.uk

The year 2020 dealt us the strangest and saddest of circumstances. None of us have experienced the like, before. Cancellation of our Kent Geologists Group evening meetings commenced just before our AGM in March 2020 and has continued ever since.

Behind the scenes, efforts were made by cleverly minded people, to keep the Membership from losing interest. Zoom meetings were eventually set up by Ann Barrett our Evening Meetings Secretary and Duncan Stewart our Web Master and IT expert. Ann worked very hard to obtain speakers to complete our Zoom programme, as some prefer the face to face, in person approach to public speaking. We will of course have a chance to listen to those speakers, when we eventually resume our programme of meetings at the United Reformed Church hall, in Maidstone.

Our new secretary Grahame Godding, volunteered his services, much to our delight and quickly collated articles, kindly written by our members, for our latest newsletter, which was an excellent publication.

Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions and GA and Government advice, we were only able to have one field meeting, in March 2020, just before Lockdown. Members of the KGG went to see the ephemeral, artesian fed, ‘Nailbourne’ stream that flows through the Elam Valley in Kent. It puts on a great show when it is at full strength.

We hope to resume with field meetings in the near future and have a provisional programme set up and ready for dates to be inserted.

We are very thankful for the help and support of all the Committee, for their combined efforts in 2020 and early 2021. We are happy to report that despite the difficult times our membership is staying fairly consistent and we have also welcomed some new members and have some new faces attending our recent Zooms. Many thanks to all for help and support and for the combined efforts in 2020.

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THE KIRKALDY SOCIETY Alumni of Queen Mary College Geology Department

Chairman: Mr R A D Markham, Meetings Secretary: Mr M E Howgate, Acting Membership Secretary and Data Controller: Mr D A Greenwood, Newsletter Editor: Dr I Sims, Treasurer: Mr C Walker.

Since the main purpose of our Society is to maintain close direct contact between past staff and students of Geology at Queen Mary, University of London, our social activities were completely curtailed by the various lockdowns in 2020 although some members of the Committee did investigate possible locations for future field trips during the brief reduction in the restrictions. However our Newsletter, now in its 24[th] year, continues to flourish and it is hoped to return to our usual programme sometime in 2021.

LOCAL SOCIETIES PAGE AT THE VIRTUAL FESTIVAL OF GEOLOGY 2020

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MOLE VALLEY GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

www.mvgs.org.uk

Ah, 2020! The year of lectures by Zoom, cancelled field trips, a delightful, socially-distanced Committee Meeting spread out in an open barn in the middle of the Surrey countryside at the height of August, and the start of MVGS seismic recordings. It won’t be easy to forget 2020.

April allowed us to dabble in electronic delivery of lectures, with a talk on Great Geologists given via ‘GoToMeeting’ with the assistance of Haliburton, which worked well, but we had to cancel our planned - May event. However, by July we, like the rest of the world, had discovered Zoom and we managed to re instate the rest of our lecture series for the year, with presentations on William Smith’s fossils, Chalk Pits and their uses, the famous Krakatau eruption and the geomorphology of the Central Valley of Scotland, along with our AGM, all successfully delivered via Zoom. What we also discovered was that using Zoom enabled members who had moved away for whatever reason to still join in, and we regularly have people joining in from as far afield as South Africa, Germany and even Scotland! Of course, we quickly realised that it also gave us the opportunity to get speakers that would otherwise not be able to turn up to Dorking on a Thursday night and so there are at least some small benefits to the current situation.

The Big Event for the MVGS in 2020 was the arrival in June of a RaspberryShake seismometer from Panama, as previously reported in the December issue of the GA Magazine . This was generously supported by the GA’s Curry Fund and has proven rather wonderful: picking up seismic events from as close as Leighton Buzzard and France, to as far away as the Pyrenees, the Aegean Sea, Iceland, the Mid -Atlantic Ridge and even Japan: however, no sign of any more Surrey earthquakes - at least for the moment…

Bring on 2021!

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NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE GROUP OF THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION

www.nsgga.org

Our 71st AGM was held on 12[th] March 2020 in the William Smith Building, Keele University just a few days before COVID 19 restrictions necessitated all subsequent meetings during the year being held online. The officers of the committee were re-elected to serve another year, but the position of vice-chair became vacant as Dr Stuart Egan had completed his term of office. Together with Stephen Addison he was elected to join the executive committee alongside the existing members. At the time of the AGM our NSGGA 61 memberships represented almost 80 individuals. The business meeting was followed by Peter Jones’ Chair’s Address on The post-Carboniferous geological evolution of the Peak District.

In January, Dr Jamie Pringle (Keele) gave a presentation Scallywag Bunkers: Geophysical Investigations of WW2 Auxiliary Unit Operational Bases and in February The Evolution of Phytoplankton was the topic of the lecture given by Dr Jim Riding (BGS). Since October, with the help of Dr Ian Stimpson, lectures have been presented online. Consequently, we have been able to reach a wider audience through providing access to our lectures for members of other groups and societies. We are grateful to other societies who have provided similar opportunities for our members and who have maintained a network for exchanging information of mutual interest. Dr Ian Stimpson’s lecture on The Geology of North Staffordshire and its Geothermal Energy Potential attracted interest from across the region. This was followed, in November, by Dr Lucy Muir and Dr Joe Botting from Llandrindod Wells, giving the 20[th] Wolverson Cope Lecture. Their talk on Exceptional fossil preservation in the Welsh Basin had been keenly anticipated by members who had taken part in the field trip they had organised for us in 2019 and we were rewarded by some fascinating insights from their use of recently acquired microscope equipment.

Also in November, Janet and David Osborn attended the virtual Local Groups meeting of the GA and at the virtual Festival of Geology NSGGA had a ‘stall’ that linked through to our website.

Administration of this year’s John Myers Awards for Keele University Geology students’ projects had to move online. Generously Ann Myatt, John Myers’ daughter, continues to part fund these awards. The winner and runner-up awards went to Daniel Sellers and Emma Smith in the MGeoscience category, and to Euan Malpas Vernon and Kieran Winfield for their BSc Geology projects.

In summer 2020 none of our planned field excursions could go ahead, but members were able to join together online in December for our annual Christmas Social when we enjoyed both a quiz and discussion of members’ favourite or intriguing photographs.

We would like to thank all speakers and members for enabling us to continue to come together to enjoy and promote geology and we look forward to the time when we are able to resume meetings ‘in person’.

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READING GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

www.readinggeology.org.uk

Along with all the other groups it has been a difficult year, and we had no idea what was in store for us all in January 2020.There have been many negatives, no face-to-face meetings since March, our September week-long field meeting to Edinburgh and our May long weekend to Sidmouth have been postponed to 2021 but with no guarantee of that happening. There have been positives with the Virtual GA Festival of Geology and the success of our Zoom lecture programme, which commenced in September.

We have about 65 members, and are encouraging them to stay as members by halving the fees for 2021 as we feel we are not able to offer the full benefits of being a member of RGS in normal times.

Our first meeting in 2020 was the AGM and members evening, in February and March we had excellent lectures from Dr Jon Robson and Dr Andy Bellamy but then we cancelled or postponed the lecture programme until September. Then we held four Zoom lectures from Dr Clive Edmonds, Dr Ian Selby, Prof David Rothery and Dr Sandy Heatherington, which attracted upward of 40 members. Our field meeting programme hardly started, we had our indoor workshop meeting in January and in February went to Hatford Quarry, Shellingford, Oxfordshire; thereafter the whole programme was cancelled or postponed.

Lockdown started and instead of publishing our usual Newsletter which primarily contains field meeting reports we circulated to members a more light-hearted circular called Chunters, with contributions from members. This has proved very popular and along with the GA Geology from Your Sofa and electronic versions of Down to Earth , we have endeavored to maintain contact with our members. Zoom has been a - great asset which we used initially for committee meetings and then lectures. We have increased co operation with Farnham Geological Society and circulate our Zoom lectures link directly to each other; other societies are invited to email in for the link.

The GA Virtual Festival provided a challenge; a few of us, headed by Carole Gregory with Malcolm Butler on the technical side devised a presentation of a virtual field trip up the geological succession to various places that Reading had visited over the years. This was hard work and involved a “film crew” at our Local Geological Site proving the introduction and the conclusion. We felt that our presentation was well worth the effort and was a well-received contribution to the festival.

The RGS website proves invaluable for advertising, bringing in new members and reporting on our activities, thanks to Malcolm Butler, our webmaster. Ailsa Davies is chairman, and has the support of Hilary Jensen as secretary, Kit Brownlee and Roger York as treasurers along with Roger Hurley, David Ward, Carole Gregory, Alison Barraclough and Mike Ledger. We meet virtually and deal enthusiastically with the running of the society with great support from members. We are proud of our association with SchoolRocks ! Lesson plans for this are written by Alison Barraclough and currently all boxes are produced by David Ward with help from other members of the society.

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Montagne Noire Field Meeting
Picture of filming in Owl Pit, August 2020
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SOUTH WALES GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION CYMDEITHAS Y DAEAREGWYR – GRWP DE CYMRU

www.swga.org.uk

Field trips had to be cancelled until the end of August. We then ran a field trip on 5[th] September to Caswell Bay on the Gower, led by Ian Prothero attended by 20 members. The return of tougher, localized, restrictions led to the cancellation of the final excursion of the year: another trip to Barry to be led by Chris Lee.

Indoor virtual talks: Dr Joe Botting from Llandrindod Wells spoke on 6[th] August about Castle Bank: a new Konservat-Lagerstatte in Wales . This was well attended (40) encouraging us to hold the first half of the winter programme in the same manner. Accordingly, we held Zoom lectures on: 19th October: Cribarth: A view from your Desktop , Alan Bowring (40); 21st November: Devonian treasure hunt – searching for the lost Archaeopteris forest of Svalbard - Chris Berry (51); 12th December: A Geological Journey through the - Highlands and Islands of Scotland James Cresswell (42). By agreement with the speakers most talks were recorded and made available on the Group's web site for up to two months after the talk. All the external events we normally attend with stalls, such as the Fforest Fawr Family Day and the National Trust at Tredegar House were cancelled but the parent GA did hold their Annual Festival of Geology in November, this time virtually. Our Group contributed a virtual field trip to Pembrokeshire. This is now permanently available on the website and we hope to expand the resource over time. The website has had a complete upgrade (a big thank you to Andy and Rhian Kendall). It is now full of information and links and includes field guides, walk leaflets, links to the Group’s Archives as well as the usual items on upcoming events. All the Anniversary gifts have been distributed to members who were unable to collect in person.

Four Newsletters have been issued including a bumper ‘lockdown special’ in May, only distributed by email but containing contributions from many individuals – thanks to all those authors! These have been – supplemented by picture and location quizzes thank you Stephen!

The Committee has met 5 times. In addition to the normal business, several documents on safety with Covid were drawn up and have been distributed to members. We believe we have done our best to achieve the aims and objectives of the Group. We all hope for a better year in 2021.

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St Non’s Bay looking west to Carn Llidi
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WEST SUSSEX GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

www.wsgs.org.uk

We currently have 80 members (including six honorary members), ranging from enthusiastic beginners to acknowledged experts. We produced our twice-yearly journal Outcrop and maintain our website We have gained a few new members this year, even though the only events we were able to hold before the first lockdown were our January talk on Wealden Iron by Jeremy Hodgkinson (who stood in at short notice, thankfully), and our February AGM and talk by Andy Cosham on His Life in Rocks .

We continued to keep in contact with our members, sending out links to websites, talks and publications. Our members appreciated the GA’s Geology from your Sofa and online talks. We commenced Zoom talks in the autumn, and now work closely to share these with the Horsham Geological Field Club, and them with us, so members of both groups get the benefit of twice the number of talks. We have found that the online talks mean we see members who cannot easily get to meetings or fieldtrips, and we are planning to continue some online talks even when we can get back into the church hall in Worthing. While we used to distribute paper copies of Outcrop, we sent out the spring issue electronically initially, and now send out both paper and electronic copies.

Our Zoom talks were Geoconservation by Colin Prosser in October, and Svalbard by David Bone in December, we also attended the GA’s virtual Festival of Geology in November. We are still involved with the Worthing Heritage Association and will continue displays in Worthing Museum.

We moved to online committee meetings as soon as the first lockdown started, and have a full programme planned for 2021, albeit with the field trips in the first half of the year run by members, so these can be cancelled easily. We planned a weekend on the Isle of Wight for 2020, currently postponed to 2021.

While we missed meeting up in most of 2020, both at talks and in the field, we have adapted and kept active, and we have learnt new ways that we will continue when this is over. And the rocks will still be there…

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Littlehampton Foreshore Littlehampton Foreshore
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Climping Beach, near Littlehampton with chalk exposures on the foreshore after storms October 2020, taken at a socially distanced visit

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TREASURER’S REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1[st] January to 31[st] December 2020

The Geologists’ Association is registered as a charity in England and Wales, and constitutes a public benefit as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements were prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland on 16 July 2014, and with Accounting Standards (UK Generally Accepted Practice) as applied from 1[st] January 2015.

The Geologists’ Association (GA) finances are recorded in the accounts (below); they are in three parts:

Highlights:
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2020 Total 2019 Total
General Fund Funds Funds
Total net Assets £494,203 £261,809 £1,477,638 £2,233,650 £2,228,157
Total income £205,301 £66,711 £55,555 £327,567 £372,043
Total expenditure £170,226 £47,375 £43,578 £261,179 £300,745

The principal sources of income are summarised on p5, and detailed on p8 of the accounts (below); the principal items of expenditure are summarised on p5, and detailed on p9 of the accounts.

The GA’s total net assets increased by about 0.25%. Cost savings for the operational funds offset the decrease in the capital value of the investments of the Endowment funds. Total income decreased by about 12%.

Donations and bequests received during 2020 are listed below.

The GA has an investment portfolio of around £1.909M, monitored by the Treasurer’s investment panel, and by the Trustees. The objectives for the Investment Portfolio are to maintain long-term capital value and to yield a growing income. The GA continued to focus on income generation from the investments.

The Covid-19 pandemic had a significant negative effect on international financial stock markets. Thus, the capital value of the portfolio decreased by about 4%; a decrease in equity values was partlally off-set by an increase in the values of Government Stock and Corporate Bonds. Total investment income suffered a decrease of about 12%.

Principal financial risks and uncertainties : Income for the General Fund was threatened, particularly, on four fronts – the effects of a health pandemic (2020 - Covid-19), a decrease in membership subscriptions, and a decrease in income from the investment reserve and from publications.

To mitigate these risks the GA made particular use of the internet, using web-conferencing facilities for meetings and to disseminate geological information. The GA continued to diversify its publications - advancement of science (Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association (PGA)), popular science (GA Magazine, Geology To-Day, Field Guides), Geo-conservation (Earth Heritage Magazine), and increased, low cost, outreach activities (Geolab, “Schoolrocks!”, and “Geology from your Sofa”).

General Fund: subscription income suffered a 10% reduction; investment income was similar to 2019; Gift Aid and Geology Today suffered a near 50% reduction – more apparent than real because of the “accruals” policy adopted in 2019. Similarly, an apparent gain of some £13,000 in publications sales “masks” Elsevier payments for the Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association which includes £22,500 “accruals”; there was a near 40% decline in sales of Field Guides.

Overall, the General Fund managed a surplus of some £35,000; however, this includes “accruals” of £22,500 for the PGA, so that there was a creditable surplus of some £12,500.

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Rockwatch benefitted from a near tripling of membership subscriptions due, in part, to late payment of 2019 subscriptions. The funding of the GA’s junior group depends largely on donations, particularly from Equinor and Anglo-American, for which we congratulate Susan Brown for her fund raising efforts. We thank all our donors for their very generous donations.

Income to support Rockwatch depends upon major donations from industry. Thus, the principal risk for Rockwatch is the loss of corporate support. A substantial reserve has been built to help mitigate this risk and is sufficient to fund normal activities for almost 4 years. Income exceeded expenditure by some £9,000; thus, Rockwatch continued to strengthen its position to offset the reduction or loss of corporate sponsorship.

Earth Heritage Magazine (EH Fund) income depends on support from Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage, the Quaternary Research Association and the GA. These contributions depend upon funds available to the respective organisations. Dividends from the Fund’s investment portfolio are making an increasingly significant contribution.

The GA has established a reserves policy for the operational Funds (General, Rockwatch, Earth Heritage). The policy is to maintain some 2 years’ reserve to mitigate loss of income which could prevent the GA’s ability to meet planned commitments, and administrative and governance costs. These reserves will be accessed only when income and cash are insufficient to meet costs. The moneys are invested to provide income to support the charitable work of the Association. I am delighted to report that the General Fund reserve of £356,000 represented 2 years normal expenditure, the Rockwatch reserve of £145,500 equates to almost 4 years normal expenditure, the Earth Heritage Fund reserve of £24,000 represents about 6 years normal expenditure.

The General (£35,000), Rockwatch (£9,000) and Earth Heritage Funds (£5,400) showed a surplus (positive cash flow) for 2020; (p5 of the accounts provides a summary, details on pages 8, 9, 13).

Publications : royalties received for the PGA were £41,813 (2019: £43,204); income from “Geology ToDay” (jointly owned with the Geological Society of London and publisher Wiley) was £12,086 (2019: £12,886). Sales of Geological Field Guides were £6,540 (2019: £11,451); the significant decrease was primarily due to Covid-19 restrictions preventing field excursions. Susan Marriott, our Field Guides editor, is preparing a number of Guides for publication. We thank, particularly, all of the authors, PGA Editor Malcolm Hart and Publisher Elsevier, Geology To-Day Editor Peter Doyle and Publisher Wyley, and Field Guides Editor Professor Susan Marriott.

The GA Magazine continued to provide a GA “news-sheet” for the membership, with more pages than ever during 2020. Successful production was enhanced by the very close co-operation achieved with the Publisher. We thank editor Liam Gallagher, Sarah Stafford in the office, and the publishers for an excellent product.

In financial partnership with Natural England, Scottish Natural Heritage and the Quaternary Research Association, the GA published two volumes of Earth Heritage Magazine (free, on-line, dedicated to Geoconservation).

Donations, Legacies : the GA is extremely grateful for all Donations and Legacies; they enable the GA to pursue its charitable objectives and to do something new that the donor or the GA members may wish to see implemented. (There are significant TAX benefits. Legacies reduce the inheritance tax duty on an estate, whilst the GA can reclaim an additional 25% GIFT AID on Bequests made during a donor’s lifetime.)

The GA made Grants and Awards to support geological research for new (undergraduate, MSc, PhD) and established researchers, and to support worthy undergraduates in their studies, thanks to the Endowment funds. The GA was delighted to award a total of £10,200 to 15 recipients (2019: £14,275 to 26 recipients). The Curry Fund provided some £22,000 grants (2019 £27,000); the reduction represented prudent management, in line with the reduction in income to £25,200 (2019 £33,400).

The annual Festival of Geology is the GA’s “flagship” event, usually held at University College, London. A remarkable number of people from all over the country, from many societies and institutions, contribute their time and expertise for zero cost; this constrains the cost of the event and enables its continuance. The 2020 event was a “virtual” event due to covid-19 restrictions. A particular advantage was that it enabled contributions from groups, and “attendance” by individuals, from distant locations.

The considerable number of members, and the public, who used the GA’s on-line electronic payment facilities to purchase goods and services, and pay subscriptions, significantly eased the administration pressures on the GA office.

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I (and the Trustees) thank the GA’s Investment Panel for their invaluable, wise, advice concerning the GA’s investment portfolio (Professor Bernard Leake, Susanna van Rose, Susan Brown, Dr Christopher Green, Roger Lloyd, Graham Hickman). On a personal note, I thank Sarah Stafford and Geraldine Marshall in the GA office, Maurice Whiteley (the GA’s accountant) and Ray Flack (from the GA’s Auditor) for their continued, amazing patience and good humour when they assist and advise the Treasurer.

On balance, the GA had a reasonable financial year. Future risks remain, concerning the economic environment which threatens our Investment Portfolio, membership decline, an uncertain revenue from our publications and, perhaps, continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Events, during 2020, which enabled the GA to fulfill its public objectives included: Lectures, the Festival of Geology (London), a programme for our young geologists (Rockwatch), publications to further geological science (Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association), Geo-conservation (Earth Heritage Magazine), education (School/Rocks!, Geology from your Sofa), and a flow of monies to support exceptional students, geological research, the projects of numerous geological groups around the country and support for Geo-conservation.

Covid-19 / Coronovirus consequences and restrictions:

In line with Government advice, GA staff worked from home, meetings of the Council of Trustees, committee meetings, monthly lectures and the Festival of Geology were held via web conferencing communication. The GA’s conferences and outdoor field trips were cancelled.

The world’s stock markets have largely recovered from the major write-down experienced early in the year. By end 2020 the GA’s investment portfolio had suffered a reduction of some 4%; the income from the investments was reduced 12%.

The GA has sufficient resources to maintain its prime functions through 2021 and 2022. Grants from our Endowment Funds can be tailored to match income; most of the endowment funds also include some free cash. The Restricted Funds (Rockwatch, Earth Heritage) have sufficient cash and income.

For the General Fund, there were significant cost reductions. Some activities were cancelled and some activities used web-conferencing communication. Other expenses can be tailored to match income (eg Field Guide publications). In support, so far, subscription receipts for 2021 are in line with those of 2020 and the production and distribution of our publications is unaffected.

Dr Graham M Williams, Honorary Treasurer

ANNUAL ACCOUNTS

The accounts for 2020 appear at the end of this report.

DONATIONS, LEGACIES & SPONSORSHIP GA ROCKWATCH DONATIONS: Elsevier - £2,000 Equinor - £16,000 H Champion - £5,000 Anglo-American - £16,500 L Gardner - £55 BEQUESTS: Anon via David Feldman SA - £3,758 L Ward - £5,000

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

CHARITY NO. 233199

Prepared by:

Maurice Whiteley BSc FCA FCII CTA

Chartered Accountant

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Registered Charity No: 233199

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Headquarters Burlington House
Piccadilly
London
W1J 0DU
Bankers Lloyds Bank Plc
Blackheath London Branch
PO Box 1000
BX1 1LT
The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc
Western Branch
60 Conduit Street
London
W1S 2GA
CCLA Investment Management Limited
COIF Charity Funds
80 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6DZ
The Curry Fund
Barclays Bank Plc
Leicester
LE87 2BB
Auditors Simpkins Edwards LLP
Michael House
Castle Street
Exeter
EX4 3LQ

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

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Pages
Statement of Council Responsibilities and Disclosure to Auditor 1
Report of the Independent Auditor 2-3
Balance Sheet 4
Statement of Financial Activities 5
Notes to the Financial Statements 6-16
Curry Fund Balance Sheet 17
Curry Fund Statement of Financial Activities 18
Publications Account 19

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION

STATEMENT OF COUNCIL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DISCLOSURE TO AUDITOR FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.

In preparing the financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations and provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The Geologists Association (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2020 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Trustees’ Annual Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Responsibilities of the trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement (set out on the first page of the financial statements), the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the Charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

Risks identified Audit response

Unauthorised bank

Payments Audit testing has confirmed that the management do not have the authority to make payments from the Charity's bank accounts

Unauthorised decisions by Management The minutes of trustee meetings have been reviewed in order to ensure that no action of the Charity has been undertaken without the trustees making that decision.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Simpkins Edwards LLP Date: 6 April 2021. Statutory Auditor Michael House Castle Street Exeter EX4 3LQ Simpkins Edwards LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION (INCLUDING THE CURRY FUND)

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020		 BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020		 BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020		 BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020		 BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020		 BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
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2020 2019
Notes £
£		 £ £
FIXED ASSETS
Fixtures and Fittings 6 925 465
INVESTMENTS
Unrestricted Fund - General 356,028 352,802
Restricted Funds 168,158 180,947
Endowment Funds 1,384,562 1,458,912
_ _
7 1,908,748 1,992,661
CURRENT ASSETS
Stock 8 35,723 39,500
Debtors and Prepayments 9 56,651 51,397
Bank and cash 10 341,880 302,442
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434,254 393,339
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors due within one year 11 (110,277) (98,308)
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NET ASSETS 2,233,650 2,288,157
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REPRESENTED BY:
Unrestricted Fund - General 12/13 494,203 466,902
Restricted Funds 12/13 261,809 254,262
Endowment Funds 12/13 1,477,638 1,566,993
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2,233,650 2,288,157
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Approved by the Council on 6 April 2021 and signed on their behalf by:
Vanessa Banks Dr Graham Williams
President Honorary Treasurer

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION (INCLUDING THE CURRY FUND)

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

Notes Unrestricted Notes Unrestricted Notes Unrestricted
General Restricted Endowment
Total		 Total
Fund Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Income
Subscriptions, donations and legacies 58,440 59,272 8,758 126,470 141,716
__ _ __ __ __
Trading activities 12,809 - - 12,809 25,386
__ __ __ __ __
Investment income 11,924 5,808 46,797 64,529 76,049
__ __ __ __ __
Charitable activities 122,128 1,631 - 123,759 128,892
__ __ __ __ __
Total income
 3 205,301 66,711
55,555		 327,567 372,043
__ __ __ __ __
Expenditure
Charitable expenditure 166,886 47,375 43,578, 257,839 297,820
Other 3,340 - - 3,340
2,925
_ ______ _____ _ _
Total expenditure
 4 170,226 47,375 43,578 261,179 300,745
__ _ _ __ __
Net incoming and movement in funds
before gains and losses on
investments and interfund transfers 35,075 19,336 11,977 66,388 71,298
Gains/(losses) on investments7 3,226 (12,789) (111,332) (120,895) 164,024
Transfers between funds (11,000) 1,000 10,000 - -
__ __ __ __ __
Net movement in funds 27,301 7,547 (89,355) (54,507) 235,322
Total funds brought forward 12 466,902 254,262 1,566,993 2,288,157 2,052,835
__ __ _ _ __
Total funds carried forward 12 494,203 261,809 1,477,638 2,233,650 2,288,157
__ __ _ _ __

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Geologists’ Association is registered as an unincorporated charity in England and Wales, and constitutes a public benefit as defined by FRS 102.

The principal address of the charity is: Burlington House, Piccadilly, London WIJ 0DU.

a) Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared are on the basis of the historic cost convention at cost or transaction value, except property and investments which shown at fair value in accordance with:

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

b) Income

Subscriptions, donations and legacies

Subscriptions and associated tax claims are included in the year to which the subscription relates. Donations are accounted for on receipt. Legacies are recognised by reference to the date probate is granted, or if later, as soon as they are capable of being reliably measured.

Trading activities

Income from trading activities consists of the profit share on ‘Geology Today’, together with royalties on the sale of ‘the Proceedings of the Geologists Association’.

Investment income

Income from dividends is accounted for on receipt. Interest is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Charitable activities

Sales of publications, income from field meetings, insurance and from miscellaneous income are included in the financial statements when due.

c) Resources expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants payable are recognised in the financial statements when a commitment has been made, and there are no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity. Grants with performance conditions are only recognised in the statement of financial activities once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

d) Gains/(losses) on investments

Realised and unrealised gains and losses on the revaluation and disposal of investment assets are included in the statement of financial activities as “gains/(losses) on investments”. They are split according to the fund concerned (see note 11). The breakdown of the split between realised and unrealised profits/(losses) can be found in note 6.

Investments are initially valued at fair value based on a market value derived from a quoted stock market price.

e) Assets and liabilities

These are included in the balance sheet at the following amounts:

Fixed assets at cost less an appropriate provision for depreciation. Investments at fair value (see below).

Current assets at the lower of cost and net realisable value, including bank balances held in deposit accounts.

Financial liabilities at their settlement value

f) Tangible fixed assets Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

Fixtures, fittings and equipment 20% per annum on reducing balance basis

g) Investments

Investments are valued at fair value based on a market value derived from a quoted stock market price.

h) Stocks

Stocks of books are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value.

i) Unrestricted funds

The unrestricted funds of the charity consist of general funds that the charity may use at its own discretion – see note 11.

j) Restricted funds

Restricted funds are funds that can only be used for restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a particular purpose. Details of restricted funds are found in note 11 to the financial statements.

k) Endowment funds

Endowment funds are those funds from which only the income may be used in furtherance of the Association’s charitable purposes. Details of specific endowment funds are found in note 11 to the financial statements.

l) Basic financial Instruments

The charity only has financial assets and liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial investments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

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l) Basic financial Instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

m) Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

2. CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND JUDGEMENTS

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that Period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

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**3 INCOME 2020 ** Unrestricted Unrestricted
General Restricted Endowment Total Total
Fund Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Subscriptions, donations and legacies:
Annual subscriptions 49,519 11,824 - 61,343 59,131
Gift Aid 8,865 1,348 - 10,213 17,724
Donations, bequests
and sponsorship
 56 46,100 8,758 54,914 64,861
_ _ _ _ _
58,440 59.272 8,758 126,470 141,716
_ _ _ _ _
Trading activities:
‘Geology Today’ profit share 12,809 - - 12,809 25,386
_ _ _ _ _
Investment income 11,924 5,808 46,797 64,529 76,049
_ _ _ _ _
Charitable activities:
Sales of publications 81,208 - - 81,208 68,113
Group payments for insurance 9,149 - - 9,149 10,791
Field meetings 31,073 1,373 - 32,446 35,213
Miscellaneous income 698 258 - 956 5,116
GA Student Conference - - - - 2,809
GA Annual Conference - - - - 5,869
GA Festival of Geology - - - - 981
______ ______ _ _ _
122,128 1,631 - 123,759 128,892
______ ______ _ _ _
Total income 205,301 66,711 55,555 327,567 372,043
______ ______ _ _ _
INCOME 2019
Subscriptions, donations and legacies
Annual subscriptions 55,046 4,085 - 59,131
Gift Aid 15,176 2,548 - 17,724
Donations, bequests
and sponsorship
 2,371 43,650 18,840 64,861
_ _ _ _
72,593 50,283 18,840 141,716
_ _ _ _
Trading activities:
‘Geology Today’ profit share 25,386 - - 25,386
_ _ _ _
Investment income 13,100 6,988 55,961 76,049
_ _ _ _
Charitable activities:
Sales of publications 68,113 - - 68,113
Group payments for insurance 10,791 - - 10,791
Field meetings 27,126 8,087 - 35,213
Miscellaneous income 4,896 220 - 5,116
GA Student Conference 2,809 - - 2,809
GA Annual Conference 5,869 - - 5,869
GA Festival of Geology 981 - - 981
______ ______ _ _
120,585 8,307 - 128,892
______ ______ _ _
Total income 231,664 65,578 74,801 372,043
______ ______ _ _

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4 EXPENDITURE 2020

4
EXPENDITURE 2020
Unrestricted
General Restricted Endowment Total Total
Fund Funds Funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Charitable expenditure:
Publications:
Printing and Production Costs 40,616 18,936 - 59,552 58,049
Office Costs 17,511 - - 17,511 17,204
_ _ _ _ _
58,127 18,936 - 77,063 75,253
**Other costs: **
Grants, Awards and Subvention
-		 475 37,304 37,779 61,841
Salaries 63,862 - - 63,862 62,912
Officers’ Expenses 989 - 49 1,038 3,252
Office Expenses 22,704 - 3,188 25,892 23,846
Less: Charged to Publications (17,511) - - (17,511) (17,204)
Less: Curry Fund contribution (3,188) - - (3,188) (3,188)
Less: Rockwatch contribution (10,301) - - (10,301) (10,284)
Administrative Expenses
of Rockwatch - 18,308 - 18,308 15,207
Meetings and Functions 5,457 - - 5,457 19,392
GA Annual Conference 190 - - 190 3,573
GA Festival of Geology - - - - 4,769
GA Student Conference - - - - -
Stationery and Printing 1,065 - - 1,065 2,264
Depreciation of Equipment
231		 - - 231 116
Accountancy 2,400 - 360 2,760 2,651
Insurance for Groups 9,574 - - 9,574 11,444
Insurance 1,712 - - 1,712 1,640
Bank Charges 850 - - 850 674
Miscellaneous 1,801 - 73 1,874 3,415
Field Meetings 28,924 1,780 - 30,704 35,122
Advertising - - - - -
Website - 7,876 2,604 10,480 1,125
__ _ _ _ _
166,886 47,375 43,578 257,839 297,820
Other:
Audit 3,340 - - 3,340 2,925
__ _ _ _ _
Total Expenditure 170,226 47,375 43,578 261,179 300,745
__ _ _ _ _

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4 EXPENDITURE 2019

4
EXPENDITURE 2019
Unrestricted
General Restricted Endowment Total
Fund Funds Funds 2019
£ £ £ £
Charitable expenditure:
Publications:
Printing and Production Costs 41,237 16,812 - 58,049
Office Costs 17,204 - - 17,204
_ _ _ _
58,441 16,812 - 75,253
**Other costs: **
Grants, Awards and Subvention
-		 3,225 58,616 61,841
Salaries 62,912 - - 62,912
Officers’ Expenses 2,450 - 802 3,252
Office Expenses 20,658 - 3,188 23,846
Less: Charged to Publications (17,204) - - (17,204)
Less: Curry Fund contribution (3,188) - - (3,188)
Less: Rockwatch contribution (10,284) - - (10,284)
Administrative Expenses
of Rockwatch - 15,207 - 15,207
Meetings and Functions 15,855 2,792 745 19,392
GA Annual Conference 3,573 - - 3,573
GA Festival of Geology 4,769 - - 4,769
GA Student Conference - - - -
Stationery and Printing 2,264 - - 2,264
Depreciation of Equipment
116		 - - 116
Accountancy 2,291 - 360 2,651
Insurance for Groups 11,444 - - 11,444
Insurance 1,640 - - 1,640
Bank Charges 674 - - 674
Miscellaneous 3,195 - 220 3,415
Field Meetings 24,581 10,541 - 35,122
Advertising - - - -
Website 1,125 - - 1,125
__ _ _ _
185,312 48,577 63,931 297,820
Other:
Audit 2,925 - - 2,925
__ _ _ _
Total Expenditure 188,237 48,577 63,931 300,745
__ _ _ _

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5 STAFF COSTS, TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES

2020 2019
£ £
Salaries 57,748 56,156
Social Security Costs - Employer’s NI 1,575 2,315
Employer’s Pension Contributions 4,539 4,441
_ _
63,862 62,912
_ _
Geologists Association 50,373 49,440
Rockwatch contribution towards salaries 10,301 10,284
Curry Fund contribution towards salaries 3,188 3,188
_ _
63,862 62,912
_ _

The Geologists’ Association employs 2 staff in administration (2019: 2 staff). No member of staff earns more than £60,000 per annum.

No remuneration was paid or payable, directly or indirectly out of the funds of the charity to any Council member or to any person or persons connected with any of them. However, Council members are reimbursed out of the funds of the charity for expenses incurred in carrying out their duties. In 2020, officers’ expenses reimbursed totalled £1,038 (2019: £3,252).

6 FURNITURE, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT

FURNITURE, FITTINGS AND EQUIPMENT
£
Cost at 1 January 2020 33,118
Additions 691
__
Cost at 31 December 2020 33,809
__
Depreciation at 1 January 2020 32,653
Charge for year 231
__
Depreciation at 31 December 2020 32,884
__
Net Book Value at 31 December 2020 925
__
Net Book Value at 31 December 2019 465
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7 INVESTMENTS Market Value
Cost 2020 2019
£ £ £
General Fund 260,249 356,028 352,802
_ __ __
Restricted Funds
Rockwatch 139,967 145,511 156,039
Earth Heritage Fund 24,237 22,647 24,908
_ ______ _
164,204 168,158 180,947
_ _ ______
Endowment Funds
Curry Fund not known 780,001 841,800
_ _ _
Other Endowment Funds
Foulerton Award 13,400 16,574 17,470
Henry Stopes Memorial Fund 3,554 3,611 3,659
G W Young Fund 23,304 21,900 26,142
Baker-Arber Fund 7,000 17,448 16,398
Halstead Fund 10,000 10,114 10,108
Richardson Fund 14,991 16,099 5,305
Middlemiss Fund 13,600 18,030 20,510
Japec Fund 70,239 94,062 109,002
Wyley Fund 182,251 232,140 243,098
Tupper Fund 64,697 89,218 101,331
Callomon-Porter Fund 37,394 38,470 36,521
UKOGL 25,231 23,947 27,568
Palaeonotological Fund 21,991 22,948 -
__ __ __
487,652 604,561 617,112
__ __ __
Total investments 912,105 1,908,748 1,992,661
__ __ __

The investments summarised above are listed on a recognised stock exchange. A detailed summary of these investments can be found in the notes accompanying the statutory financial statements.

Investment reconciliation 2020 2019
£ £
Market value at 1 January 1,992,661 1,823,406
Acquisitions during the year 49,055 17,363
Sales during the year (12,073) (12,132)
Realised profits/(losses) on investments 317 807
Unrealised profits/(losses) on investments (121,212) 163,217
__ __
Market value at 31 December 1,908,748 1,992,661
__ __
8 STOCK 2020 2019
£ £
Stock of guide books 35,723 39,500
__ __

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NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020		 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
_________________
9 DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS 2020 2019
£ £
Debtors and prepayments 50,850 45,372
VAT recoverable 2,441 2,665
Loans outstanding 3,360 3,360
__ __
56,651 51,397
__ _
10 BANK AND CASH 2020 2019
£ £
The Royal Bank of Scotland: General Fund 18,803 41,474
Rockwatch 1,718 2,297
Barclays Bank Plc Curry Fund 30,972 33,857
Charities Deposit Fund: Curry Fund 47,301 47,177
Rockwatch 48,948 48,820
Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Ltd 5,490 11,764
Lloyds Bank General Fund 142,538 81,246
Lloyds Bank Rockwatch 46,110 35,929
Cash in hand - (122)
___ ___
341,880 302,442
___ ___
11 CREDITORS DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2020 2019
£ £
Subscriptions in Advance 33,487 27,665
Creditors and Accruals 47,506 39,056
Grants payable 29,284 31,587
___ ___
110,277 98,308
___ ___
12 RESERVES
Gains /(losses)
Opening on Closing
Balance Income Expenditure Investments Transfers Balance
£ £ £ £ £ £
Unrestricted Fund
General Fund 466,902 205,301 (170,226) 3,226 (11,000) 494,203
_ _ _ _ _ _
The general fund consists of those funds available to the charity for general purposes.
Restricted Funds
Rockwatch 227,337 52,387 (43,010) (10,528) - 226,186
Earth Heritage Fund 26,925 9,324 (3,890)
(2,261)		 1,000 31,098
Champion Fund - 5,000 (475)
-		 - 4,525
__ __ __ __ __ __
254,262 66,711 (47,375)
(12,789)		 1,000 261,809

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12 RESERVES (continued)

Restricted Funds (continued) Rockwatch is the junior section of the Geologists’ Association and exists to develop an interest in Geology amongst young people.

The Earth Heritage fund enables and supports the production of Earth Heritage Magazine.

The Champion Fund will support the School Rocks! Project.

Endowment Funds

Endowment Funds
a) Curry Fund Gains/(losses)
Opening on Closing
Balance Income Expenditure Investments Transfers Balance
£ £ £ £ £ £
Curry Fund: Capital Fund 841,828 - - (61,799) - 780,029
Income Fund 52,877 25,248 (25,780) - - 52,345
_ _ _ _ _ _
894,705 25,248 (25,780) (61,799) - 832,374
_ _ _ _ _ _

The Curry Fund exists to support a variety of causes such as geological conservation and other initiatives approved by the Council.

The statement of financial activities for the Curry Fund is split into a capital fund and an income fund, both of which are endowment funds for charity accounting purposes. The reason for showing a separate capital fund is to show how the initial capital used to set up the Curry Fund has altered over the years when realised and unrealised profits and losses on investments are taken into account. The income fund shows how investment income specifically designated for the payment of grants has been applied towards this objective and meeting the incidental administrative expenses of running the fund.

A separate balance sheet and a statement of financial activities for the Curry Fund are included as separate schedules to the financial statements.

Gains/(losses) Gains/(losses)
b) Endowment Trust Funds Opening on Closing
Balance Income Expenditure Investments Transfers Balance
£ £ £ £ £ £
Foulerton Award 19,153 713 (500) (896) - 18,470
Henry Stopes Memorial 4,715 151 - (48) - 4,818
G W Young Fund 23,105 1,063 - (4,242) - 19,926
Baker-Arber Fund 17,497 502 132 1,050 - 19,181
Halstead Fund 12,706 389 (1,499) 6 - 11,602
Richardson Fund 6,328 238 (500) 803 10,000 16,869
Middlemiss Fund 22,362 384 - (2,480) - 20,266
Japec Fund 120,527 3,475 (3,191) (14,940) - 105,871
Tupper Fund 107,781 3,152 (2,000) (12,113) - 96,820
UKOGL 29,343 1,022 (1,200) (3,621) - 25,544
Palaeontological Fund 18,840 3,758 - 957 - 23,555
__ __ __ __ __ __
382,357 14,847 (8,758) (35,524) 10,000 362,922
__ __ __ __ __ __

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12. RESERVES (continued)

The above bequests were given with the intention that the capital be invested and only the income spent. The above funds exist to make grants to individuals and groups within the field of geology.

c) General Endowment Funds Gains/(losses)
Opening on Closing
Balance Income Expenditure Investments Transfers Balance
£ £ £ £ £ £
Wyley Fund 252,226 8,680 (8,590)
(10,958)		 - 241,358
Callomon – Porter Fund 37,705 6,780 (450)
(3,051)		 - 40,984
_ _ _
_		 _ _
289,931 15,460 (9,040)
(14,009)		 - 282,342
_ _ _
_		 _ _

The Wyley and Callomon-Porter bequests were given with the intention that only income arising from the capital of the bequest be used to fund the general purpose of the Association.

Total Endowment Funds 1,566,993 55,555 43,578 (111,332) 10.000 1,477,638
__ __ __ __ __ __
Total Funds 2,288,157 327,567 261,179 (120,895) - 2,233,650
__ __ __ __ __ __

13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Unrestricted
General Restricted Endowment Total Total
fund funds funds 2020 2019
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
 925 - - 925 465
Investments 356,028 168,158 1,384,562 1,908,748 1,992,661
Current assets 253,376 96,776 84,102 434,254 393,339
Current liabilities (73,586) (7,047)
(29,644)		 (110,277) (98,308)
Inter-fund balance (42,540) 3,922
38,618		 - -
__ __ __ __ _
494,203 261,809
1,477,638		 2,233,650 2,288,157
__ __ __ __ __

14. RELATED PARTIES

There have been no transactions with related parties to the Association during the year.

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SCHEDULE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE CURRY FUND BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020

2020 2019
Notes £ £ £ £
INVESTMENTS
Schroders Charities:
The Charity Equity Fund A Income Units 333,612 379,552
The Income Trust for Charities A Income Units 288,698 285,483
Black Rock Charinco Income Units 1,250 1,213
Artemis Income Retail Income Units 28,929 32,182
City of London Investment Trust 25p ord. shares
42,735		 51,195
Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond Class Y 20,775 19,855
Murray Income Trust plc 25p ord. shares 24,945 26,931
Murray International Trust 25p ord. shares 3,682 4,117
Royal London AM Corporate Bond Trust 11,606 11,128
Royal London AM Sterling Extra Yield Bond 13,308 13,956
Temple Bar Investment Trust 25p ord. shares 10,461 16,188
__ __
780,001 841,800
CURRENT ASSETS
Tax Repayable 864 864
Charities Deposit Fund 47,301 47,177
Barclays Community Account 4,450 3,832
Barclays Business Saver Account 26,522 30,027
HLAM Ltd Dealing Account - -
HLAM Ltd Income Account 1,355 1,428
Loans Outstanding 3,360 3,360
Sundry Debtor 250 249
__ __
84,102 86,937
__ __
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors and Accruals 360 360
Grants Committed 29,284 31,587
Due to The Geologists’ Association 2,085 2,085
__ __
31,729 34,032
__ __
NET CURRENT ASSETS 52,373 52,905
__ __
832,374 894,705
__ __
REPRESENTING:
Restricted Funds:
Capital Fund
 11(a) 780,029 841,828
Income Fund
 11(a) 52,345 52,877
__ __
11(a) 832,374 894,705
__ __

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THE CURRY FUND
Note Restricted Endowment Total Total
Income Capital 2020 2019
Fund Fund
£ £ £ £
Incoming resources
Investment income
Income received from Investments 25,100 - 25,100 33,105
Charities Deposit 124 - 124 267
Barclays Bank 24 - 24 69
Donations and Bequests - - - -
Miscellaneous income - - -
__ __ __ __
Total incoming resources 25,248 - 25,248 33,441
__ __ __ __
Resources expended
Charitable expenditure
Grants – Paid and Committed 17,133 - 17,133 26,067
MSc Prize 2,000 - 2,000 2,000
Towards the Printing of The Geologists'
Association’s Guides 2,977 - 2,977 2,959
Office administration 3,188 - 3,188 3,188
Officer expenses 49 - 49 802
Accountancy 360 - 360 360
Meeting expenses - - - 745
Sundry 73 - 73 220
__ __ __ __
Net resources expended 25,780 - 25,780 36,341
__ __ __ __
Net incoming resources (532) - (532) (2,900)
__ __ __ __
Other recognised gains/(losses) - (61,799) (61,799) 47,601
__ __ _ __
Net movement of funds (532) (61,799) (62,331) 44,701
Total funds brought forward 11(a) 52,877 841,828 894.705 850,004
__ __ __ __
Total funds carried forward 11(a) 52,345 780,029 832,374 894,705
__ __ __ _

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 PUBLICATIONS ACCOUNT

2020 2019
£ £
Proceedings
Elsevier Payment 74,318 53,204
__ __
Expenditure During Year:-
Printing and Production Costs 23,841 26,079
Proportion of Office Costs (15% of £17,511) 2,627 2,581
__ __
26,468 28,660
__ __
Net Surplus on Proceedings 47,850 24,544
__ __
Guides
Sales 6,540 11,451
Donation - -
Curry Fund Subvention - 2,959
__ __
6,540 14,410
__ __
Opening Stock 39,500 38,395
Expenditure During Year:-
Printing and Production Costs including Storage 1,530 5,348
Proportion of Office Costs (60% of £17,511) 10,506 10,322
__ __
51,536 54,065
Less:-
Closing Stock 35,723 39,500
__ __
15,813 14,565
__ __
Net Cost/Surplus on Guides (9,273) (155)
__ __
Circulars and Magazines
Advertising Revenue 350 500
__ __
Expenditure During Year:-
Printing, Production and Distribution Costs 11,468 10,915
Proportion of Office Costs (25% of £17,511) 4,378 4,301
__ __
15,846 15,216
__ __
Net (Cost) of Circulars (15,496) (14,716)
__ __
Net Surplus of Publications 23,081 9,673
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Holding
GENERAL FUND
5,056.87
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
14,540.27
56,550.08
2,546.11
27,143.18
Invesco Perpetual Distribution Fund Income Shares
26,717.55
Invesco Perpetual Monthly Inc.Plus.Inc.Units
41,331.44
Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond Income Units
3,766.00
Murray Income Trust plc 25p Ord. Shares
773.00
Murray International Trust plc 25p Ord Shares
6,291.29
Royal London Corporate Bond Trust Class A Inc.Units
26,594.18
HL Multi-Manager Income and Growth Trust Inc Units
6,366.18
Artemis High Income Fund Class R Q Dist
FOULERTON AWARD
634.96
211.92
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
1,233.00
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
9,549.28
Artemis High Income Fund Class R Q Dist
HENRY STOPES MEMORIAL FUND
658.10
3,183.09
Artemis High Income Fund Class R Q Dist
G W YOUNG FUND
863.25
1,006.00
Edinburgh Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
1,556.00
HICL Infrastructure Company Ltd 0.01p Ord. Shares
641.00
Murray International Investment Trust plc 25p Ord.
505.00
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc 25p Ord. Shares
BAKER-ARBER FUND
438.95
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
529.79
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
HALSTEAD FUND
3,856.83
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
6,366.18
Artemis High Income Fund Class R Q Dist
RICHARDSON FUND
3,856.83
COIF Charities Fixed Interest Fund Income Units
Purchased in 2020
748.00
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
5,417.12
Legal & General High Income Incl Class R Income
130.00
RIT Capital Partners plc £1 Ord. shares
2,482.62
Royal London Corporate Bond Trust Incl Class A Inc
MIDDLEMISS FUND
4,088.24
3,918.38
20,696.58
Black Rock Fund Managers Charinco Inc. Units
Black Rock Fund Managers Charinco Inc. Units
Black Rock Fund Managers Charinco Inc. Units
Black Rock Fund Managers Charinco Inc. Units
Invesco Perpetual Income Fund Acc. Shares
COIF Charities Fixed Interest Fund Inc. Units
COIF Charities Fixed Interest Fund Inc. Units
Invesco Perpetual Income Fund Inc. Shares
M&G Investments Corporate Bond Fund A Shares		 Cost
2020
2019
£
£
£
10,083
91,081
85,606
18,850
20,673
20,000
75,000
80,402
77,784
2,952
5,016
4,866
16,000
16,660
17,059
29,381
28,465
28,126
35,011
39,600
37,657
26,995
31,220
33,706
7,995
8,704
9,732
6,000
6,593
6,348
26,982
22,983
27,115
5,000
4,631
4,803
Market Value
260,249
356,028
352,802
900
1,250
1,213
2,000
3,816
3,587
3,000
4,562
5,465
7,500
6,946
7,205
13,400
16,574
17,470
1,054
1,296
1,257
2,500
2,315
2,402
3,554
3,611
3,659
1,492
1,700
1,649
6,754
5,472
6,312
2,373
2,691
2,653
6,599
7,217
8,070
6,086
4,820
7,458
23,304
21,900
26,142
2,000
7,906
7,430
5,000
9,542
8,968
7,000
17,448
16,398
5,000
5,483
5,305
5,000
4,631
4,803
10,000
10,114
10,108
5,000
5,483
5,305
2,499
2,768
-
2,500
2,568
-
2,492
2,678
-
2,500
2,602
-
14,991
16,099
5,305
3,400
5,816
7,384
3,400
3,414
4,515
6,800
8,800
8,611
13,600
18,030
20,510

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Holding
JAPEC FUND
1,220.23
COIF Charities Investment Fund Income Units
2,972.00
15,353.00
Treasury 4 1/4% Stock 2032
8,015.15
HL Multi-Manager Income and Growth Trust Inc Units
7,997.09
Royal London Corporate Bond Trust Income Units
3,184.71
Marlborough Multi Cap Income - Inclusive Class A
WYLEY FUND
10,818.49
Artemis High Income Inclusive Class R Income
926.00
BP Plc US$0.25 Ordinary Shares
585.00
GlaxoSmithKline plc 25p Ordinary Shares
3,704.00
11,078.15
HL Multi-Manager Income and Growth Trust Inc Units
21,194.64
Invesco Perpetual Distribution Fund Income Shares
8,542.35
Legal & General High Income Incl Class R Income
695.00
2,805.00
Murray Income Trust plc 25p Ordinary Shares
1,945.00
56.00
NatWest Group (RBS) 25p Ordinary Shares
585.00
Royal Dutch Shell Plc ''B'' Ordinary Shares
13,437.25
Royal London Corporate Bond Trust Income Units
3,703.00
Schroder Asia Pacific Inv Trust Units
463.00
Standard Chartered US$0.50 Ordinary Shares
4,630.00
17,094.39
Treasury 4 1/4% Stock 2032
8,500.00
-
Sold in 2020 for £12,073
8,594.39
25,061.54
Treasury 4 1/4% Stock 2036
Purchased in 2020
10,578.18
Artemis High Income Inclusive Class R Income
8,361.67
Legal & General High Income Incl Class R Income
TUPPER FUND
4,424.78
5,963.00
17,746.35
1,255.86
28,276.72
816.00
CALLOMON PORTER FUND
2,009.60
2,354.00
10,181.04
4,267.74
Invesco Perpetual Monthly Income plus Class Y InUn
4,162.08
Marlborough Multi Cap Income - Inclusive Class A
Purchased in 2020
4,893.33
Invesco Monthly Income Plus Inclusive - Income
94,722.25
401,806.34
Shroder Charities
The Mercantile Inv Trust 25p Ordinary Shares
CURRY FUND
Invesco Perpetual Income Income Units
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc 25p Ord. Shares
Invesco Perpetual Distribution Fund Income Shares
Invesco Perpetual Corp Bond Income Units
Jupiter Corporate Bond Income Units
Artemis Income Fund Class R Dist
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc 25p Ord. Shares
HICL - HSBC Infrastructure Co Ltd 0.01p Ord. Shrs
The Charity Equity Fund A Income Units
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
Murray International Trust plc 25p Ord. Shares
Standard Chartered 8 1/4% Non-Cum Invest Pref Shares
of £1
Artemis Income Fund Class R Dist
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
The Income Trust for Charities A Income Units		 Cost
2020
2019
£
£
£
Market Value
11,670
21,978
20,656
21,659
28,367
43,896
15,001
22,142
21,233
7,864
6,927
8,172
8,795
10,284
9,823
5,250
4,364
5,222
70,239
94,062
109,002
8,088
7,869
8,163
5,810
2,365
4,366
7,947
7,851
10,405
4,259
6,407
6,315
11,215
9,574
11,295
13,602
13,009
13,321
4,044
4,049
4,047
6,988
17,166
18,209
12,516
23,253
25,105
12,739
21,900
24,487
2,349
93
134
12,431
7,359
13,686
14,678
17,280
16,361
6,646
22,625
17,458
8,343
2,157
3,298
5,660
6,306
6,296
16,564
8,236
-
11,756
12,395
11,886
24,535
38,823
36,510
8,049
7,695
-
4,024
3,964
-
182,251
232,140
243,098
7,350
9,062
10,214
12,498
22,063
26,431
12,500
17,003
16,250
12,500
14,743
19,561
12,500
18,558
16,823
7,349
7,789
12,052
64,697
89,218
101,331
3,333
4,116
4,639
8,328
8,710
10,434
5,833
6,249
6,399
8,400
8,505
8,224
6,500
5,677
6,825
5,000
5,213
-
37,394
38,470
36,521
-
333,612
379,552
-
288,698
285,483

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Holding
634.86
14,124.85
11,550.00
3,009.00
327.00
Murray International Trust plc 25p Ord. shares
9,025.27
Royal London Corporate Bond Trust M Income Units
11,774.90
Royal London Sterling Extra Yield Bond Income Units
1,096.00
9,687.03
Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond Class Y - Income
8,701.86
25,986.92
HL Multi-Manager Income & Growth Trust Inc Units
18,159.11
25,827.10
Invesco Perpetual Distribution Fund Income Shares
3,445.74
Artemis Income Fund Class I Dist
3,806.54
Invesco Perpetual Distribution Class Y -Income
3,842.61
Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond Class Y Income
9,736.22
Marlborough Multi Cap Income - Inclusive Class A
407.00
Murray International Trust plc 25p Ord. shares
779.00
RIT Capital Partners plc £1 Ord. shares
12,774.19
Royal London Sterling Extra Yield Inclusive Class B
7,192.17
Artemis High Income Fund Class I Q Dist
1,607.00
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. shares
5,882.06
Royal London Corporate Bond Trust Income Units
496.00
Temple Bar Investment Trust plc 25p Ord. shares
EARTH HERITAGE FUND
4,469.42
Marlborough Multi Cap Income - Inclusive Class A
557.00
Murray International Trust plc 25p Ord. shares
499.00
RIT Capital Partners plc £1 Ord. shares
PALAEONTOLOGICAL FUND
Purchased in 2020
15,501.00
Artemis High Income Class R Inc Units
3,155.00
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. shares
Grand Totals
GA - General
Trust Funds
Curry Fund
UKOGL
Artemis Income Fund Class R Dist
Invesco Perpetual Corporate Bond Income Units
ROCKWATCH
Temple Bar Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
Black Rock Charinco Income Units
Artemis Income Fund Class R Dist
City of London Investment Trust 25p Ord. Shares
Murray Income Trust plc 25p Ord. Shares		 Cost
2020
2019
£
£
£
Market Value
-
1,250
1,213
24,250
28,929
32,182
36,741
42,735
51,195
19,743
24,945
26,931
3,749
3,682
4,117
10,000
11,606
11,128
13,750
13,308
13,956
13,740
10,461
16,188
19,318
20,775
19,855
141,291
780,001
841,800
15,000
17,822
20,087
22,500
22,458
26,047
15,000
17,398
16,628
15,000
15,853
16,232
7,500
7,866
8,798
7,500
7,526
7,647
7,500
8,241
7,876
15,000
13,280
15,965
4,989
4,583
5,124
14,978
16,047
16,495
15,000
14,437
15,140
139,967
145,511
156,039
6,250
5,703
5,878
6,250
5,946
7,123
6,490
7,564
7,241
6,241
4,734
7,326
25,231
23,947
27,568
7,000
6,096
7,329
6,999
6,272
7,013
10,238
10,279
10,566
24,237
22,647
24,908
11,000
11,275
-
10,991
11,673
-
21,991
22,948
-
1,053,396
1,908,748
1,992,661
260,249
356,028
352,802
651,856
772,719
798,059
not known
780,001
841,800
912,105
1,908,748
1,992,661

Ref: GA Investments 2020 Annual Report

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THE GEOLOGISTS’ ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Friday 7 May 2021 at 6 pm

To be conducted via Zoom

AGENDA

  1. Minutes of the 2020 AGM

  2. Introduction of Annual Report and Accounts for 2020

  3. Introduction of proposed Officers for 2021/22

  4. Introduction of proposed Council Members for 2021/22

  5. Voting approval of 2, 3 and 4

  6. Expression of thanks of the Association to retiring Council Members

Awards will be presented to prize winners individually through the summer but the following will be announced:

  1. Winner of the Foulerton Award: Dr Paul Olver

  2. Winners of the Halstead Medal: 1. Dr Ian Stimpson; 2. Paul Hildreth

  3. Winner of the Halstead Award: Dr Amy Edgington

  4. Winner of the Henry Stopes Medal: Dr Martin Bates

  5. Winners of the Richardson Award: Dr Jackie Skipper & Justyna Edgar

  6. Winner of Special Award: Joe Collins (posthumus)

  7. Winners of the Curry MSc Award

  8. Winner of the Tupper Award

  9. Research Awards

  10. Long serving members

  11. Winner of the President’s Award: Diana Clements

Presidential Address for 2021

Dr Vanessa Banks: Shallow geohazards and environmental change

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